The council removed them from their temporary housing, despite a ban on evictions
The council told the mum to rent a flat privately when she said she was on the streets with her son
Authorities also did not take into account its own decision to put the boy on a child protection plan in November 2019. The family were finally moved into an emergency bed and breakfast on September 11 and were eventually offered a two-bedroom property.Mr King said: ‘Despite these challenging circumstances, the council in this case failed in its duties to a vulnerable teenager who was sleeping rough, and it missed numerous opportunities to ensure he was safe.
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