Children Act 2004

Valid from 01/01/2008

Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) E+W

2 (1) The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 6 (director of social services)—

(a) before subsection (1) insert—

“(A1) A local authority in England shall appoint an officer, to be known as the director of adult social services, for the purposes of their social services functions, other than those for which the authority’s director of children’s services is responsible under section 18 of the Children Act 2004.”;

(b) in subsection (1), after “local authority” insert “ in Wales ”;

(c) in subsection (2), after “director of”, in both places, insert “ adult social services or (as the case may be) ”;

(d) in subsection (6), for “a director of social services” substitute “ a person under this section ”.

(3) In Schedule 1, in the entry for “Sections 6 and 7B of this Act”, after the words “Appointment of” insert “ director of adult social services or ”.