(1)Two or more local authorities may, instead of establishing social services committees for themselves, concur in establishing a joint social services committee; and references in this Act to a local authority’s social services committee shall, in relation to an authority which has so concurred with another or others, be construed as references to the joint committee, except where the context otherwise requires.
[F1(1A)A local authority may establish sub-committees of their social services committee and may delegate to any such sub-committee any of the functions of the committee.]
(2)A social services committee may, subject to any restrictions imposed by the local authority or, as the case may be, the local authorities concurring in the establishment of the committee, establish sub-committees and delegate to them any of the functions of the committee.
(3)The social services committees of two or more local authorities may concur in the establishment of joint sub-committees and may, subject to any restrictions imposed by the local authorities concerned, delegate to them any of the functions of either or any of the committees.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 4(1A) inserted (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 194(1), 195(2), Sch. 11 para. 17
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4 excluded (E.) (26.10.2000) and (W.) (28.7.2001) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 102(1), 108(4)-(7); S.I. 2000/2849, art. 2(a)