Clause 11 - Section 204(4): appeals
Homelessness Bill
6:15 pm
Mr Don Foster (Bath, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to tell him why he is wrong. If a local authority had to provide accommodation in all cases, undoubtedly a large number of people who did not have a leg to stand on would request an appeal for exactly the reason that I described earlier, which is at least to ensure that temporary accommodation was provided to them for the period of the review process. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman made a slip of the tongue when he referred to the appeals process, because we have already sorted that out—at least to my satisfaction. We are now dealing with the review process, not the appeals process.