# The Local Authority Social Services (Designation of Functions) Order 1989, Article 2: Functions to be discharged through a local authority’s social services committee


The functions of local authorities under the following enactments are designated as being appropriate for discharge through a local authority’s social services committee:–
Enactment
Nature of functions
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
Sections 1 to 5, 7 and 8 except insofar as they assign functions to a local authority in their capacity of a local education authority.
Representation and assessment of disabled persons.
Access to Personal Files Act 1987
Section 1 insofar as it applies to personal information held for any purpose of the local authority’s social services functions.
Obligation to give access etc.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/222/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-designation-of-functions-order-1989/article-2
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