{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-act-1970/section-7A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-act-1970/section-7A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/42",
  "legislation_title": "Local Authority Social Services Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-act-1970",
  "path": "section/7A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7A",
  "heading": "Directions by the Secretary of State as to exercise of social services functions.",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to section 7 of this Act, every local authority shall exercise their social services functions in accordance with such directions as may be given to them under this section by the Secretary of State.\n(2) Directions under this section—\n(a) shall be given in writing; and\n(b) may be given to a particular authority, or to authorities of a particular class, or to authorities generally.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 7A–7E inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 50"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 7A applied (19.12.2001 for E. otherwise 1.3.2007) by 2001 c. 15, ss. 45(10)(b), 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2001/4149, art. 2; S.I. 2006/1407, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 8(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 7A applied (1.3.2006) by National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), ss. 77(11)(b), 277 S. 7A applied (1.3.2006) by National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), ss. 35(11)(b), 208 (with s. 19(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/42/section/7A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:50:58.846775+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."
}