The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which blocked the use of The Bell Hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers. Lord Justice Bean said decisions on accommodation must take account the government's legal duty to support asylum seekers. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
00:00The Court of Appeal grants the Home Secretary's application for permission to appeal against the decision dismissing her application for party status and further grants the Home Secretary intervener's status in the litigation between the Council and Simani.
00:20The Home Secretary has clear statutory duties towards asylum seekers in this country under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
00:33These include the duty to provide support to them and their dependents and to prevent destitution among this cohort.
00:43Given these duties, in addition to her constitutional role relating to public safety, the Home Secretary is plainly directly affected by the issues in this case.
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