# The Local Authority Social Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2006, Regulation 2: Definitions


In these Regulations—
“care standards complaint” means a complaint which—
(a) relates to services provided by an establishment or agency in respect of which a person (“the registered person”) is required to be registered under section 11 of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
(b) is not about the discharge of, or the failure to discharge, a relevant function;
“relevant function” means—
(a) a social services function within the meaning of section 1A of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; or
(b) a function which is discharged by a local authority under arrangements made between a local authority and an NHS body under section 31 of the Health Act 1999,
but does not include any function which may be the subject of representations under sections 24D or 26 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to, the Children Act 1989;
“working day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1681/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-complaints-england-regulations-2006/regulation-2
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