# Education Act 1996, Section 322: Duty of certain bodies to help local authority.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where it appears to a local authority that another local authority, NHS England, an integrated care board or a Local Health Board ... could, by taking any specified action, help in the exercise of any of their functions under this Part, they may request the help of that body , specifying the action in question.
(2) A body whose help is so requested shall comply with the request unless—
(a) they consider that the help requested is not necessary for the purpose of the exercise of those functions by the local authority that made the request , or
(b) subsection (3) applies.
(3) This subsection applies—
(a) in a case where the request is made of NHS England, an integrated care board or a Local Health Board ..., if that body consider that, having regard to the resources available to them for the purpose of the exercise of their functions under the National Health Service Act 2006 or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 , it is not reasonable for them to comply with the request, or
(b) in a case where the request is made of a local authority, if that authority consider that the request is not compatible with their own statutory or other duties and obligations or unduly prejudices the discharge of any of their functions.
(4) Regulations may provide that, where a local authority, NHS England, an integrated care board or a Local Health Board ... are under a duty by virtue of subsection (2) to comply with a request to help a local authority in the making of an assessment under section 323 or a statement under section 324 of this Act, they must, subject to prescribed exceptions, comply with the request within the prescribed period.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/322 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-322
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