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Homelessness and the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare

Homelessness and the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare
Homelessness and the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare
Members of the senior judiciary have expressed concern about the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare in the context of homelessness decision-making and adjudication. This paper examines how those fears have been manifested and makes a link with the concept of proportionate dispute resolution (PDR). It argues that the statutory scheme incorporates elements of PDR and judges should therefore refrain from introducing additional layers. The courts’ denial of the application of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights to the homelessness context is disputed, and the paper makes the case for continuing rigorous judicial oversight of front-line decision-making, recommending that attention is focused on assessing
procedural safeguards rather than disputing the ambit of Article 6.
0261-3875
Laurie, Emma
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Laurie, Emma
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Laurie, Emma (2020) Homelessness and the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare. Legal Studies. (doi:10.1017/lst.2020.22). (In Press)

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Abstract

Members of the senior judiciary have expressed concern about the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare in the context of homelessness decision-making and adjudication. This paper examines how those fears have been manifested and makes a link with the concept of proportionate dispute resolution (PDR). It argues that the statutory scheme incorporates elements of PDR and judges should therefore refrain from introducing additional layers. The courts’ denial of the application of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights to the homelessness context is disputed, and the paper makes the case for continuing rigorous judicial oversight of front-line decision-making, recommending that attention is focused on assessing
procedural safeguards rather than disputing the ambit of Article 6.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 July 2020

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Local EPrints ID: 443439
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/443439
ISSN: 0261-3875
PURE UUID: 8dfe1602-5387-4de2-9f8d-714610599fa9
ORCID for Emma Laurie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-1593

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Date deposited: 25 Aug 2020 16:33
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 02:48

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