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A letter confirming that the council is not accepting a homeless application because:

• the person previously applied for assistance under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996
• the previous application was determined, and
• the current facts are the same as when the earlier application was disposed of.

You should only refuse to undertake inquiries under section 184 of the Housing Act 1996 in these circumstances where there have been no factual changes.

See R v Harrow LBC ex p Fahia [1998] 1 WLR 1396 and Rikha Begum v Tower Hamlets LBC [2005] EWCA Civ 340.