C, T, M & U, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Southwark

James Presland (instructed by Shelter Legal Services) for the Claimants Sian Davies (instructed by London Borough of Southwark) for the Defendant Hearing date: 19th November 2014 ____________________

i) An order quashing the Defendant's assessments of the needs of the second, third and fourth Claimants as children in need carried out on 21 st May 2012, 4 th September 2012, 21 st January 2013 and 20 th February 2014 and a declaration that the financial support provided by the Defendant has at all material times been unlawful and has discriminated against them by reason of their mother's (the first Claimant's) immigration status.

ii) A declaration that the Defendant's proposal that the family should be accommodated outside the area where they had an established family and private life was unlawful in the absence of an assessment of its impact on the children.

iii) An order quashing the Defendant's decision not to continue to support the Claimants' travel arrangements during the school holidays.

iv) A declaration that the bed and breakfast accommodation provided to the family from June 2012 to January 2013 was unlawful for all or part of that period.