The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

53.—(1) Section 325 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3) for “functions under any other enactment” substitute “relevant functions”.

(3) In subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (c) for “local education authority” substitute “local authority acting in the exercise of its relevant functions”;

(b) in paragraph (d) omit “or social services authority”.

(4) In subsection (9)—

(a) for “local education authority” substitute “local authority”;

(b) at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

““education functions” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;”;

““relevant functions means—

(a)

in the case of a local authority, the education functions and the social services functions of that authority;

(b)

in the case of any other person specified in subsection (6), the functions of that person under any other enactment;”;

““social services functions” has the meaning given by section 1A of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970.”;

(c) omit the definition of “social services authority”.