Temporary accommodation placement policy

7.1     Welwyn and Hatfield Borough Council will make written offers of accommodation

7.2      Applicants will be given a reasonable amount of time to consider offers of accommodation outside of the district. This will take into account how familiar the applicant might be with the area offered and the length of time the applicant is likely to be living there.

7.3      Applicants have a right to ask for a statutory review of the suitability of temporary accommodation offered to them under the main housing duty provisions (ie longer term temporary accommodation placements). The right to review applies whether or not an applicant accepts the temporary accommodation. Applicants do not however have the right to ask for a statutory review of the suitability of interim temporary accommodation, but such decisions may be subject to judicial review in the High Court.