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Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Functions of local authorities and Health Boards

    1. Integration schemes

      1. 1.Integration schemes: same local authority and Health Board area

      2. 2.Integration schemes: two or more local authorities in Health Board area

      3. 3.Considerations in preparing integration scheme

      4. 4.Integration planning principles

      5. 5.Power to prescribe national outcomes

      6. 6.Consultation

      7. 7.Approval of integration scheme

      8. 8.Publication of integration scheme

    2. Implementation of integration scheme

      1. 9.Functions delegated to integration joint board

      2. 10.Chief officer of integration joint board

      3. 11.Other staff of integration joint board

      4. 12.Integration joint boards: further provision

      5. 13.Integration joint boards: finance and audit

      6. 14.Payments to integration joint boards in respect of delegated functions

      7. 15.Functions delegated to local authority or Health Board

      8. 16.Transfer of staff where functions delegated to local authority or Health Board

      9. 17.Integration joint monitoring committees: further provision

      10. 18.Payments to Health Boards in respect of delegated functions

      11. 19.Payments to local authorities in respect of delegated functions

      12. 20.Power of Scottish Ministers to make provision giving effect to integration scheme

      13. 21.Transfer of staff: effect on contract of employment

      14. 22.Co-operation

      15. 23.Carrying out of functions conferred on officers of local authorities

      16. 24.Carrying out of functions conferred on officers of Health Boards

    3. Carrying out of delegated functions

      1. 25.Effect of delegation of functions

      2. 26.Directions by integration authority

      3. 27.Section 26: supplementary

      4. 28.Health funding: further provision

    4. Strategic planning etc.

      1. 29.Requirement to prepare strategic plans

      2. 30.Considerations in preparing strategic plan

      3. 31.Integration delivery principles

      4. 32.Establishment of strategic planning group

      5. 33.Preparation of strategic plan

      6. 34.Provision of information for purpose of preparing strategic plan

      7. 35.Publication of strategic plans

      8. 36.Significant decisions outside strategic plan: public involvement

      9. 37.Review of strategic plan

      10. 38.Requirement to prepare replacement strategic plan

      11. 39.Strategic plan: annual financial statement

    5. Carrying out of integration functions

      1. 40.Carrying out of integration functions: general

      2. 41.Carrying out of integration functions: localities

      3. 42.Integration authority: performance report

      4. 43.Reports

    6. Review of integration scheme

      1. 44.Review of integration scheme

      2. 45.Requirement to review integration scheme

      3. 46.Revised integration scheme

      4. 47.New integration scheme

      5. 48.Power to make provision in consequence of new integration scheme

    7. Supplementary

      1. 49.Information-sharing

      2. 50.Grants to local authorities

      3. 51.Default power of Scottish Ministers

      4. 52.Directions

      5. 53.Guidance

      6. 54.Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

      7. 55.Healthcare Improvement Scotland

      8. 56.Joint inspections of health services and social services

      9. 57.Amendments of section 56 of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

      10. 58.Children's services planning

      11. 59.Meaning of “integration authority”

      12. 60.Meaning of “integration functions”

      13. 61.Meaning of “constituent authority”

  3. PART 2 Shared services

    1. 62.Shared services

    2. 63.Section 62: consequential provision

    3. 64.Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service: residual liabilities

    4. 65.Extension of schemes for meeting losses and liabilities of health service bodies

  4. PART 3 Health service: functions

    1. 66.Scottish Ministers: power to form companies etc.

    2. 67.Health Boards: carrying out of functions

  5. PART 4 General

    1. 68.Interpretation

    2. 69.Subordinate legislation

    3. 70.Ancillary provision

    4. 71.Repeals and revocation

    5. 72.Commencement

    6. 73.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE

      Functions of local authorities which may be delegated

      1. PART 1 Functions conferred by enactments

      2. PART 2 Functions conferred by virtue of enactments

        1. Section 4 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act...

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