PART 3INTEGRATED FAMILY SUPPORT TEAMS
Teams
57Establishment of integrated family support teams
1
A local authority must establish for its area one or more integrated family support teams.
2
Two (or more) local authorities acting together may establish one or more integrated family support teams for both (or all) their areas; and if they do so—
a
any reference in this Part (except section 59(1)(b)) to a local authority or its area is to be interpreted accordingly, and
b
the reference in section 59(1)(b) is to be interpreted as a reference to each of the authorities.
3
A Local Health Board must—
a
participate in the establishment under subsection (1) or (2) of one or more integrated family support teams for its area, and
b
assist the discharge by a local authority of its functions under this Part (if any part of the Local Health Board's area lies within the local authority's area).