The court found in favour of a young disabled man and his mother who had seen their package of services halved since Islingon Borough Council introduced the criteria framework in 2007.
The Council for Disabled Children raised concern about the lack of legal clarity as to whether local authorities are permitted to use banding or other forms of criteria to limit access to services.
The council told the court in recent years eligibility criteria have tightened, as a result of increasing pressures on social care budgets, so that fewer families receive a service.
The judge found that these criteria were unlawful because they failed to distinguish between services the council had a duty to provide and those that they had only a power to provide.
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