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High Court refuses judicial review of a local authority's decision to allocate certain social housing to the applicant, a separated father, on the grounds that the factors considered by the local authority took into account the particular family circumstances, in conjunction with the available resources of the local authority at the time, and there is no legal deficiency in the manner in which it made its decision.
Judicial review - decision to allocate social housing to applicant - whether adequate/proper social housing assessment was conducted by Council in relation to applicant and his children where the applicant enjoys overnight access to his children on a weekly basis - meaning of phrase 'have a reasonable requirement to live together' under legislative regime - impersonal objective standard which appeals to an objective social norm - legislation to be interpreted with liberality having regard to social purposes - factors considered and approach by Council in making decision were practical, proper and lawful - no legal deficiency in decision-making - reliefs refused - judgment confined to issue of statutory interpretation which was the focus of oral hearing.
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