Official can decide twice
R (Abdi) v. Lambeth London Borough Council
Queen’s Bench Division
“A local authority housing officer who had refused a homeless person’s application for housing could also decide her application for temporary accommodation pending appeal.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
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