Clause 11 - Section 204(4): appeals
Homelessness Bill
6:15 pm
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold, Conservative)
We are discussing an appeal against the provisions of the review process. If the hon. Member for Bath had read the further qualifications under section 204(4), he would know that paragraph (a) refers to
``during the period for appealing under this section'',
while paragraph (b) states:
``if an appeal is brought, until the appeal (and any further appeal) is finally determined.''
In other words, my suggestion of amending the word ``may'' to ``must'' would have applied only when an applicant appealed, which is surely the whole thrust of section 204 of the 1996 Act. It deals with a situation in which an applicant appeals against a decision by the local authority on review under sections 188, 189 and 200. [Interruption.] The hon. Member for Bath is quibbling again. Perhaps he would like to tell me where I am wrong.