Your right to a review
If you disagree with a decision made by East Devon District Council in relation to your homelessness application, then you have the right to ask for a review. If you want a review of the decision you must do this within 21 days of receiving the decision and it should be in writing (please contact us if you need assistance with this on 01395 516551). The purpose of the review is to enable you to state your ground for requesting a review and to enable the Council to obtain any new information you may have in relation to the review.
The review will be dealt with by a senior memeber of staff at the District Council, and you will be told the result of the review within a maximum of 56 days from the date you requested the review. The person dealing with the review will be an employee not previously involved with the original homeless decision and who is senior to the officer who made the original decision.
If you disagree with the review decision, or are not notified of the the decision within the time limits above, then you can go to the County Court to appeal. You must do this within 21 days of the date of the review decision (or the date when you should have been notified). You may also go to the Local Government Ombudsman if you think you have been treated unfairly.
Always seek appropriate professional advice before taking any legal action.
Page last updated on 24 May 2012
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