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Part VIIIE+W+S Miscellaneous Functions of Local Authorities and the Secretary of State

Approved social workersE+W+S

115 Powers of entry and inspection.E+W

An approved social worker of a local social services authority may at all reasonable times after producing, if asked to do so, some duly authenticated document showing that he is such a social worker, enter and inspect any premises (not being a hospital) in the area of that authority in which a mentally disordered patient is living, if he has reasonable cause to believe that the patient is not under proper care.