The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014

Made: 26th March 2014

Coming into force: 1st April 2014

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 77(2) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and approved by a resolution of each House.

Citation, commencement and application

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 1st April 2014.

• (2) This Order shall apply in relation to England only.

Interpretation

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In this Order—

• “registered social worker” means a person registered as a social worker— in the register of social workers in England maintained under section 39(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, in a register maintained by Social Care Wales under section 80 (the register) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, in a register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 (register of social workers and of other social service workers) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001[^f00005], orin a register maintained by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council under section 3 (the register) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001[^f00006]; and

• “social services function” means any of the functions conferred by or under any of the provisions listed in the Schedule to this Order.

Contracting Out

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a social services function may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by a local authority[^f00007] whose function it is.

• (2) An authorisation given to a person by virtue of paragraph (1) may authorise the exercise of a social services function, and a person (or the employees of a person) to whom such an authorisation is given may exercise such a function, only where—

• (a) the function is to be exercised only in relation to persons who are aged 18 or over;

• (b) the function is to be exercised by, or under the supervision of, a registered social worker;

• (c) when the function is not exercised by a registered social worker, the function is to be exercised by a person who has the qualifications or competencies which the local authority considers to be requisite for the exercise of the function; and

• (d) the function is to be exercised in accordance with relevant directions and guidance given to local authorities by the Secretary of State about the exercise of social services functions.

Modification to Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

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Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (Social Services Functions)[^f00008] shall be read as if at the end (after the entry relating to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) there were added—

Revocation of the Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011

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The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011[^f00009] is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — Social Services Functions

National Assistance Act 1948

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Mental Health Act 1959

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Health Services and Public Health Act 1968

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Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

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Mental Health Act 1983

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Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986

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National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

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Section 47 (assessment of needs for community care services)[^f00021].

Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995

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Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

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Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003

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Section 4 (duties of responsible authority following notice under section 2)[^f00025].

Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004

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The National Health Service Act 2006

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The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009

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Regulation 7 (direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A(1) of the Children Act 1989).

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Regulation 9 (amount and payment under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A(1) of the Children Act 1989)[^f00029].

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Regulation 11 (conditions in respect of direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A of the Children Act 1989).

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Regulation 17 (termination of direct payments under section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or section 17A of the Children Act 1989).

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Signed

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Norman Lamb — Minister of State, — Department of Health — 26th March 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order makes provision to enable a local authority in England to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to exercise social services functions (as listed in the Schedule).

The exercise of functions contracted out by virtue of this Order must be by, or under the supervision, of a registered social worker or by a person who has the requisite qualifications or competencies. Functions must also be exercised in accordance with relevant directions and guidance given to local authorities by the Secretary of State about the exercise of social services functions (article 3(2)).

Article 4 amends Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970. This will enable the Secretary of State to give guidance or directions to local authorities about the exercise of their functions under this Order.

Article 5 revokes [S.I. 2011/1568](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1568) because the pilot schemes referred to in the Order have come to an end.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as there is no significant impact on the private and voluntary sectors.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1994 c.40.

[^f00005]: 2001 asp 8. Section 44 has been amended by S.I.2007/3101.

[^f00006]: 2001 c.3 (N.I.). Section 3 has been amended by S.I. 2007/3101.

[^f00007]: “Local authority” is defined in relation to England by section 79A of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. Section 79A was inserted by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28), section 239(3) and amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20), Schedule 6, paragraph 87 and the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13), section 99 and Sch 16, Pt 3, paras 214 and 215.

[^f00008]: 1970 c.42.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2011/1568 as amended by S.I. 2012/3003.

[^f00021]: 1990 c.19. Section 47 has been amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17), Schedule 1, paragraph 81; the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c.17), section 2(5) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 53 and 56; and the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.17), Schedule 1, paragraphs 128 and 130; Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), section 55, Schedule 5, paragraphs 58, 59.

[^f00025]: 2003 c.5.

[^f00028]: S.I. 2009/1887.

[^f00029]: Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2010/2246.

Editorial notes

[^key-0cbb0997f2236398ea38559703383211]: Art. 1 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-5db957c42fda23399b3e05e94db36087]: Art. 2 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-69bfc491237e17bd6141423933035239]: Art. 3 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-b0f5af3f12b6a94d582afe1771edd632]: Art. 4 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-56b70a980542644f361b8fb1d10ed4e6]: Art. 5 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-62138742f368dbd8a9d855a8c7b5941d]: Sch. para. 13 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-746943e46b00ee73239d39223386b952]: Sch. para. 19 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-111a02b58bec8af304d979e52ebaa6db]: Sch. para. 22 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-5f9993e8093a7b339151538e2cc29b41]: Sch. para. 24 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-735330c789759c608f113deae1e99fc1]: Sch. para. 26 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-ae41c9dab3d85594c3efe9dd2507204e]: Sch. para. 28 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-da606091187a9b4e2f55d73ae6d5ba6e]: Sch. paras. 1-12 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-eb4d4380695a26536aa7c0e12e9ad51b]: Sch. paras. 14-18 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-ced60b5ebe32dcf8658a55076df4faf1]: Sch. para. 20 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-d0cb2b7542a89c6984e31390524913f3]: Sch. para. 21 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-cae94c6eb4e721c9a5c6da0fcfe8a3ce]: Sch. para. 23 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-67e2ec137a929554fc5f82cd57d40abf]: Sch. para. 25 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-f3f6c2f1375ee29ad82bf70266de3814]: Sch. para. 27 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-ceded86a7e22d1ed7baa8be6878f2066]: Sch. para. 29 revoked (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), arts. 1(2), 3(c) (with art. 4)

[^key-6b72bb74c48d0bdb1e1efcf8f6ad1526]: Words in art. 2 substituted (3.4.2017) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/52), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 29(2)

[^key-5331f4b65d23b08dbcf6d9423cd30d3a]: Words in art. 2 substituted (2.12.2019) by The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 33; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)