Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

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Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1E+W Enactments Conferring Functions Assigned to Social Services Committee

Enactment	Nature of functions
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
Part III	Protection of the young in relation to criminal and summary proceedings; children appearing before court as in need of care, protection or control; committal of children to approved school or care of fit person, etc.
Part IV	Remand homes, approved schools and children in care of fit persons.
. . . F1
. . . F1	. . . F1
National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
Sections 21 to 27	Provision of residential accommodation for the aged, infirm, needy, etc.
Sections 29 and 30	Welfare of persons who are blind, deaf, dumb or otherwise handicapped or are suffering from mental disorder; use of voluntary organisations for administration of welfare schemes.

[F2Section 41]	[F2Charities for disabled.]
Sections 43 to 45	Recovery of costs of providing certain services.
Section 48	Temporary protection of property belonging to persons in hospital or accommodation provided under Part III of the Act, etc.
Section 49	Defraying expenses of local authority officer applying for appointment as receiver for certain patients.
. . . F3	. . . F3
Section 56(3) except so far as it relates to an offence under section 47(11).	Prosecution of offences.
. . . F4	. . . F4
. . . F5	. . . F5
Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act 1948 (c. 53)	Regulation of nurseries and child-minders.
Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958 (c. 33)
Section 3	Provision of facilities for enabling disabled persons to be employed or work under special conditions.
. . . F6	. . . F6
. . . F7	. . . F7

Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72) [F8section 8][F9and the [F10Registered Homes Act 1984]so far as its provisions relate to mental nursing homes.]	[F11Welfare and accommodation of mentally disordered persons]
. . . F12
. . . F13
. . . F13
[F14Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984]
Section 10	Welfare of certain persons while in hospital in Scotland.
Health Visiting and Social Work (Training) Act 1962 (c. 33)
Section 5(1)(b), and as extended by section 45(9) of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46).	Research into matters relating to local authority welfare services.
Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)
Part I	. . . F15powers relating to young persons in need of care, protection or control; further provisions for protection of the young in relation to criminal proceedings; . . . F15

. . . F16	. . . F16
. . . F17	. . . F17
. . . F18
. . . F18	. . . F18
Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
. . . F19	. . . F19
. . . F19	. . . F19
Section 45	Promotion of welfare of old people.
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)
Sections 75(2) and 76(4)	Reference for consideration, etc. of case of child in care whose parent moves to Scotland and transfer of child.
Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c. 46)
Section 7(4)	Supervision of ward of court.
Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)
The whole Act except [F20section 9]in so far as they assign functions to a local authority in their capacity of a local education authority.	Care and other treatment of children and young persons through court proceedings; . . . F21 F22 . . .

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)
Section 1	Obtaining information as to need for, and publishing information as to existence of, certain welfare services.
Section 2	Provision of certain welfare services.
Section 18	Provision of certain information required by Secretary of State.

[F23Sections 6 and 7B of this Act]	[F23Appointment of director of social services, etc; provision and conduct of complaints procedure.]
[F24 . . .]	[F24 . . .]
[F25Children Act 1975 (c.72)]
. . . F26	. . . F26
[F25Part II]	[F25Application by local authority for revocation of custodianship order; inquiries carried out by local authority in custodianship cases.]
[F27Adoption Act 1976 (c.36)]	[F27Maintenance of Adoption Service; functions of local authority as adoption agency; applications for orders freeing children for adoption; inquiries carried out by local authorities in adoption cases; care, possession and supervision of children awaiting adoption.]
[F28Supplementary Benefits Act 1976, Schedul e 5]	[F28Provision and maintenance of [F29resettlement units]for persons without a settled way of living.]
. . . F30	. . . F30
[F31National Health Service Act 1977, Schedul e 8]	[F31Care of mothers and young children, prevention, care and after-care: home help and laundry facilities.]
[F32 . . .]	[F32 . . .]
[F33 . . .]	[F33 . . .]
[F34 . . .]	[F34 . . .]
. . . F35	. . . F35
. . . F36	. . . F36
[F37Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)]
[F37Parts II, III and VI]	[F37Welfare of the mentally disordered; guardianship of persons suffering from mental disorder including such persons removed to England and Wales from Scotland or Northern Ireland; exercise of functions of nearest relative of person so suffering.]
[F37Sections 66, 67, 69(1)]	[F37Exercise of functions of nearest relative in relation to applications and references to Mental Health Review Tribunals.]
[F37Section 114]	[F37Appointment of approved social workers.]
[F37Section 115]	[F37Entry and inspection.]
[F37Section 116]	[F37Welfare of certain hospital patients.]
[F37Section 117]	[F37After-care of detained patients.]
[F37Section 130]	[F37Prosecutions.]
[F38Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)]
[F38Section 46(2) and (5)]	[F38Burial or cremation of person dying in accommodation provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948, and recovery of expenses from his estate.]
[F39Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23) Part I.]	[F39Registration of Residential Care Homes.]
[F40Housing Act 1985, Section 72(b)]	[F40Co-operation in relation to homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness.]
[F41Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26) section 38(b)]	[F41Co-operation in relation to homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness.]
[F42Children Act 1989,The whole Act, in so far as it confers functions on a local authority within the meaning of that Act.]	[F42Welfare reports.]
	[F42Consent to application for residence order in respect of child in care.]
	[F42Family assistance orders.]
	[F42Functions under Part III of the Act (local authority support for children and families).]
	[F42Care and supervision.]
	[F42Protection of children.]
	[F42Functions in relation to community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations, registered children’s homes, private arrangements for fostering children, child minding and day care for young children.]
	[F42Inspection of children’s homes on behalf of Secretary of State.]
	[F42Research and returns of information.]
	[F42Functions in relation to children accommodated by health authoritiesand local education authorities or in residential care, nursing or mental nursing homes or in independent schools.]
[F43National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)]
[F43Section 46]	[F43Preparation of plans for community care services.]
[F43Section 47]	[F43Assessment of needs for community care services.]

Textual Amendments

F1Entry relating to National Health Service Act 1977 substituted in the appropriate chronological order for entry relating to National Health Service Act 1946 by National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), Sch. 15 para. 51

F2Entry substituted by virtue of Residential Homes Act 1980 (c. 7), Sch. 1 para. 4 and Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 30(3)(b)

F3Words repealed by Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22, SIF 100:1), s. 78, Sch. 3

F4Entry repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

F5Entry repealed by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 6

F6Entry repealed by Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6), s. 23(3), Sch. 3

F7Entry repealed by Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36, SIF 49:11), s. 74(2), Schs. 2, 4

F8Words in Schedule 1 in entry relating to the Mental Health Act 1959 substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5), Sch. 13 para. 26(1)(a); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

F9Words substituted by Nursing Homes Act 1975 (c. 37, SIF 113:3), s. 22(1), Sch. 1 para. 8

F10Words substituted by Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), Sch. 1 para. 4(a)

F11Entry substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), s. 148, Sch. 4 para. 27(a)

F12Words repealed by Education (Handicapped Children) Act 1970 (c. 52), Sch. and National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), s. 57, Sch. 5

F13Entry repealed by Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22, SIF 49:3), Sch. 2 para. 27, Sch. 3 (subject to savings in Sch. 1)