{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000/section-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000/section-43.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/14",
  "legislation_title": "Care Standards Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000",
  "path": "section/43",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Introductory.",
  "text": "(1) This section has effect for the purposes of this Part.\n(1A) “Local authority” means a local authority in England.\n(2) “Relevant functions”, in relation to a local authority, means relevant adoption functions and relevant fostering functions.\n(3) In relation to a local authority—\n(a) “relevant adoption functions” means functions under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 of making or participating in arrangements for the adoption of children or the provision of adoption support services (as defined in section 2(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002); and\n(b) “relevant fostering functions” means functions under—\n(i) section 22C of the 1989 Act in connection with placements with local authority foster parents or regulations under paragraph 12E(a), (b), (d) or (e) or 12F of Schedule 2 to that Act,\n(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 43(1A) inserted (29.4.2019) by Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2), s. 188(1), Sch. 3 para. 14; S.I. 2019/864, art. 2(3)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3-13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 43(3)(a) substituted (30.12.2005) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss. 139, 148, Sch. 3 para. 112 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8); S.I. 2005/2213, art. 3; S.I. 2005/3112, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 43(3)(a) inserted (30.12.2005) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss. 139, 148, Sch. 3 para. 112 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8); S.I. 2005/2213, art. 3; S.I. 2005/3112, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 43(3)(b)(ii) omitted (29.4.2019) by virtue of The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/772), regs. 1(2), 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 43 wholly in force at 30.4.2003; s. 43 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; s. 43 in force for W. at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch. Table; s. 43 in force for E. for certain purposes at 20.11.2001 by S.I. 2001/3852, arts. 1(4), 3(2)(3)(a)(ii) (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) as amended by S.I. 2001/4150, 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210); s. 43(1)(2)(3)(b) in force for E. for certain purposes at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3852, arts. 1(4), 3(2)(7)(g) (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2001/4150, 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210); s. 43(1)(2)(3)(a) in force for E. for certain purposes at 24.2.2003 and for remaining purposes at 30.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/365, art. 3(2)(5) (subject to Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:05.049603+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}