More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping.
Earlier today, the Court of Appeal set aside an interim injunction granted earlier this month which would have stopped 138 asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex beyond September 12.
In a significant victory for the Government, judges ruled in favour of the Home Office, who contested the need to fulfill human rights of asylum seekers trumped the safety concerns of locals.
It comes after Mr Justice Eyre granted an interim injunction to Epping Forest Council, amid protests following an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl, 14, by Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu.
The 38-year-old has been charged, but denies any wrongdoing.
