The council refused Mr Sleith's request. It was not satisfied that he was the deceased's carer. Even if he was, the council was not satisfied that allocation would be justified in the light of its six factors. It offered Mr Sleith a review. He applied for a review but his request was again refused. Mr Sleith applied for judicial review. The judge examined the council's procedure, reviewed its consideration of the criteria, and scrutinised its decision letters. He dismissed the claim. The council's conclusions had been reached on the available information and were not unreasonable.
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Housing Today
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The new Allocations Code (Nov 2002) encourages authorities to have policies for "carer" cases like this (see paragraph 3.10). This court challenge is an important reminder of the need to have in place a fair procedure for resolving carer claims and the vulnerability of individual decisions to scrutiny in the courts.
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