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).