SCHEDULE 1 Enactments Conferring Functions Assigned to Social Services Committee
Enactment | Nature of functions |
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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 8F9and the F10Registered Homes Act 1984so 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 9in 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; . . . F21F22 . . . |
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 unitsfor 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. |