The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014

In this Order—

• “registered social worker” means a person registered as a social worker—

  1. (a)

     in Part 16^f1 of the register established and maintained under article 5 of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001^f2,

  2. (b)

     in a register maintained by the Care Council for Wales under section 56 (the register) of the Care Standards Act 2000^f3,

  3. (c)

     in a register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 (register of social workers and of other social service workers) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001^f4, or

  4. (d)

     in a register maintained by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council under section 3 (the register) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001^f5; and

• “social services function” means any of the functions conferred by or under any of the provisions listed in the Schedule to this Order.

Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (Social Services Functions)^f1 shall be read as if at the end (after the entry relating to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) there were added—

“

The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014 Article 3

Contracting Out

”.

The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011^f1 is hereby revoked.

Section 21 (duty of local authorities to provide accommodation)^f1.

Section 22 (charges to be made for accommodation)^f1.

Section 24 (authority liable for the provision of accommodation)^f1.

Section 26(1) to (4A) (provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations)^f1.

Section 29 (welfare arrangements for blind, deaf, dumb and crippled persons, etc.)^f1.

Section 8(2) (functions of welfare authorities)^f1.

Section 45 (promotion, by local authorities of the welfare of old people)^f1.

Section 1 (information as to need for and existence of welfare services)^f1.

Section 2 (provision of welfare services)^f1.

Section 117 (after-care)^f1.

Section 4 (services under s.2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; duty to consider needs of disabled persons)^f1.

Section 8 (duty of local authority to take into account abilities of carer).

Section 47 (assessment of needs for community care services)^f1.

Section 1 (assessment of ability of carers to provide care: England and Wales^f1.

Section 1 (right of carers to assessment)^f1.

Section 2 (services for carers).

Section 4 (assessments and services for both carer and person cared for).

Section 6A (duty to inform carers of right to assessment)^f1.

Section 4 (duties of responsible authority following notice under section 2)^f1.

Section 3 (co-operation between authorities)^f1.

Section 254 (local social services authorities) and Schedule 20 (further provision about local social services authorities)^f1.

Regulation 7 (direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A(1) of the Children Act 1989).

Regulation 8 (direct payments under section 57(1A) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001).

Regulation 9 (amount and payment under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A(1) of the Children Act 1989)^f1.

Regulation 10 (amount and payment under section 57(1A) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001)^f1.

Regulation 11 (conditions in respect of direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A of the Children Act 1989).

Regulation 12 (conditions in respect of direct payments under section 57(1A) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001).

Regulation 17 (termination of direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A of the Children Act 1989).

Regulation 18 (termination of direct payments under section 57(1A) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001).

(This note is not part of the Order)