(1)As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of a financial year, a local authority must prepare and publish an annual report about the exercise of the social services functions of the authority in respect of that year.
(2)The annual report must include—
(a)details of how the authority has exercised its social services functions during the financial year, including details of the extent to which the authority has—
(i)acted in accordance with requirements imposed on local authorities by a code issued under section 9 (codes to help achieve outcomes in relation to well-being),
(ii)acted in accordance with any relevant requirements contained in a code issued under section 145 (codes about the exercise of social services functions), and
(iii)had regard to any relevant guidelines in a code issued under section 145, and
(b)such other information as may be prescribed by regulations.
(3)The details provided under subsection (2)(a)(ii) must state how the authority has satisfied any requirements contained in a code relating to assessing the needs of an individual in accordance with Part 3 and meeting needs under Part 4.
(4)An annual report must be in such form as may be prescribed by regulations.
(5)A local authority must send a copy of a published annual report to the Welsh Ministers.
(6)In this section, “financial year” means the period of one year beginning on 1 April and ending on 31 March.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 144A-144C inserted (4.9.2017 for the insertion of s. 144A, 29.4.2019 for the insertion of s. 144C, 23.2.2021 for the insertion of s. 144B for specified purposes) by Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2), ss. 56(1), 188(1); S.I. 2017/846, art. 2(a); S.I. 2019/864, art. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2021/181, reg. 2(a)