Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

6 The director of social services. E+W

(1) A local authority shall appoint an officer, to be known as the director of social services, for the purposes of their social services functions.

(2) Two or more local authorities may, if they consider that the same person can efficiently discharge, for both or all of them, the functions of director of social services, concur in the appointment of a person as director of social services for both or all of those authorities.

(3)(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

F2 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) A local authority which have appointed, or concurred in the appointment of, a director of social services, shall secure the provision of adequate staff for assisting him in the exercise of his functions.

(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

(8) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(3)(4) repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 194, Sch. 34 Pt. XVI

F2 S. 6(5) repealed (E.) (26.10.2000) (W.) and (28.7.2001) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 102(2), 107, 108(4)-(7), Sch. 6; S.I. 2000/2849, art. 2(g)(iii)

F3 Ss. 6(7), 7(2)(3), 8, 10, Sch. 2 paras. 2–4, 7, 9 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

F4 S. 6(8) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law Repeals Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 3}

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 6 saved by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 112(3)(4)