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PART 3 WINTEGRATED FAMILY SUPPORT TEAMS

BoardsW

61Establishment of integrated family support boardsW

(1)Each local authority must establish an integrated family support board in respect of the one or more teams established for its area under section 57.

(2)Where two (or more) local authorities acting together establish one or more integrated family support teams for both (or all) their areas, the authorities must establish one integrated family support board.

(3)A board established under this section must include all of the following—

(a)the director of social services;

(b)if the director of social services is not the lead director for children and young people's services (within the meaning of section 27(1)(a) of the Children Act 2004 (c. 21)), the lead director for children and young people's services;

(c)the lead officer for children and young people's services (within the meaning of section 27(2)(a) of the Children Act 2004 (c. 21)) from each Local Health Board any part of whose area lies within the area covered by the team.

(4)A board established for more than one local authority area must include the persons mentioned at paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) from each local authority.

(5)A local authority may appoint other members to a board with the consent of each Local Health Board that relates to the integrated family support team.

(6)A member appointed under subsection (5) holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the appointment.

(7)A local authority may pay remuneration and allowances to a member appointed under subsection (5).

Commencement Information

I1S. 61 in force at 1.9.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/1699, art. 2, Sch. 1

I2S. 61 in force at 28.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/191, art. 3, Sch. 2

I3S. 61 in force at 31.3.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/191, art. 4, Sch. 2

62Functions of integrated family support boardsW

(1)The objectives of integrated family support boards are—

(a)to ensure the effectiveness of what is done by the integrated family support teams to which they relate;

(b)to promote good practice by the local authorities and Local Health Boards participating in the teams in respect of the functions assigned to the teams;

(c)to ensure that integrated family support teams have sufficient resources to carry out their functions;

(d)to ensure that the local authorities and Local Health Boards participating in the integrated family support teams co-operate with the integrated family support teams in discharging the teams' functions.

(2)An integrated family support board is to have such functions in relation to its objectives as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations prescribe.

Commencement Information

I4S. 62 in force at 1.9.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/1699, art. 2, Sch. 1

I5S. 62(1) in force at 28.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/191, art. 3, Sch. 2

I6S. 62(1) in force at 31.3.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/191, art. 4, Sch. 2

I7S. 62(2) in force at 27.1.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/191, art. 2, Sch. 1