Did you know we have a dedicated powers and duties tool?
Available to LG Inform Plus subscribers, it provides information on what current legislation gives English and Welsh councils the power to do and what it requires them to do in law. Advanced searching and filtering options make it easy to find specific powers and duties based on legislation, business function and keyword, and results are easily exported in commonly used formats.
|
Social services - contracting out Power
- Description
- A local authority may authorise another person, or that person's employees, to exercise social services functions (assessment of needs for community care services, duties of responsible authority following notice under section 2 and in respect of prescribed direct payments) provided they are by, or under the supervision of, a registered social worker or by a person who has the requisite qualifications or competencies. Functions must also be exercised in accordance with relevant directions and guidance given to local authorities by the Secretary of State.
- Modified
- 08 Jun 2016
- Status
- Live
- is found in the following lists
-
- allows
-
