The Care and Support (Area Planning) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Engagement with private sector and third sector organisations and public bodies

6.—(1) In preparing an area plan or revised area plan (or, if applicable, a joint area plan or revised joint area plan), a relevant body (or, in the case of a joint area plan, the relevant bodies) must engage with any private sector organisation, third sector organisation or public body which it believes is concerned with or has an interest in the provision of care and support or preventative services to the population of the area covered by the plan.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation—

“public body” (“corff cyhoeddus”) means a body (whether corporate or unincorporated) exercising public functions. For the purpose of this definition, a public function is a function that is a function of a public nature for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998(1);

“third sector organisation” (“sefydliad trydydd sector”) has the same meaning as in section 16(2) of the Act(2).

(1)

1998 c. 42.

(2)

In section 16(2) of the Act, “third sector organisation” means an organisation which a person might reasonably consider to exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits to society.