Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000 (“the Partnership Regulations”) make provision for certain NHS bodies and local authorities to enter into arrangements for the exercise of specified functions.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 5 of the Partnership Regulations to add functions under sections 117 and 130A of the Mental Health Act 1983 and under Schedule A1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to the list of functions that are NHS functions for the purposes of the Partnership Regulations.