Part I The New Services

Chapter II Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

13 Other powers of the Service.

1

The Service may make arrangements with organisations under which the organisations perform functions of the Service on its behalf.

2

Arrangements under subsection (1) may provide for the organisations to designate individuals who may perform functions of officers of the Service.

3

But the Service may only make an arrangement under subsection (1) if it is of the opinion—

a

that the functions in question will be performed efficiently and to the required standard, and

b

that the arrangement represents good value for money.

4

The Service may make arrangements with individuals under which they may perform functions of officers of the Service.

5

The Service may commission, or assist the conduct of, research by any person into matters concerned with the exercise of its functions.