Article 11 Services by local authorities

Any relevant local authority specified in the second column of the Schedule to this Order may, if requested by the corresponding authority specified in the first column, supply such administrative functions in relation to the exercise of the authority’s functions as it may require.

An authority may make such arrangements as it considers necessary with one or more of the relevant local authorities including, without prejudice to the generality of this provision, arrangements for the secondment of staff from the relevant local authority to the authority, where any member of staff of the authority is temporarily unable to fulfil the duties of the post whether due to illness or otherwise.

Where a relevant local authority provides administrative functions in accordance with paragraph (1), or makes arrangements in accordance with paragraph (2), the authority shall pay to the relevant local authority the reasonable costs incurred by the relevant local authority in providing those functions, or making those arrangements.