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The Contracting Out (Management Functions in relation to certain Community Homes) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/586 · Made 5 March 1996

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CONTRACTING OUT

Made 5th March 1996

Coming into force 6th March 1996

Whereas, this being an Order relating to local authorities in England and Wales only, the Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 70(3) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994f1, consulted representatives of local government,

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament under section 77(2) of that Act,

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 70 and 77(1) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 40.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Contracting out of management functions in relation to certain community homes
  3. 3Meaning of “community home” for the purposes of section 53(3)(a) of the Act
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Management Functions in relation to certain Community Homes) Order 1996.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Children Act 1989f1, and

  • “local authority” has the meaning given in section 105(1) of the Act (interpretation) in relation to England and Wales.

2Contracting out of management functions in relation to certain community homes

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the function conferred on a local authority by section 53(3)(a) of the Actf1 of managing a community home may be exercised by, or by the employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by a local authority.

(2)

Paragraph (1) of this article does not apply to the function of managing a community home, or any part of a community home, which is provided for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children under the age of eighteen.

3Meaning of “community home” for the purposes of section 53(3)(a) of the Act

Where the function of managing a community home is exercised in accordance with article 2(1) above otherwise than by a local authority, that home remains a community home within section 53(3)(a) of the Act.

Signature

Stephen Dorrell

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Department of Health

5th March 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision to enable a local authority in England and Wales to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to exercise the function of managing community homes for children which are provided by that local authority, other than homes or parts of homes providing secure accommodation.