Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)

Part 2 U.K. Standards

Chapter 6 E+W Social services: functions of National Assembly for Wales

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 2 Ch. 6 applied (1.10.2006) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), ss. 30, 67(3); S.I. 2006/885, art. 2(4)(a)

Provision of social services E+W

95 Studies as to economy, efficiency etc E+W

(1) The Assembly has the function of promoting or undertaking comparative or other studies designed to enable it to make recommendations—

(a) for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the discharge by local authorities in Wales of their social services functions;

(b) for improving the management of such local authorities in the discharge of those functions.

(2) The Assembly may also promote or undertake studies designed to enable it to prepare reports as to the impact of the operation of any particular statutory provisions on economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the discharge by local authorities in Wales of their social services functions.

(3) The Assembly must publish or otherwise make available—

(a) any recommendations made by it under subsection (1); and

(b) a report on the result of any studies under this section.

(4) The Assembly and the Audit Commission must co-operate with each other with respect to the exercise of their respective functions under this section and sections 33 and 34 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 95 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/873, art. 2(c)