Part V

Miscellaneous and general

Support for 13 to 19 year olds: England

Consultation and coordination
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1
Before providing or securing the provision of services of the kind mentioned in section 114(1) for residents of a particular place or area, the Secretary of State shall consult each of the following with responsibility for all or part of the place or area—
a
a local authority,
b
a Health Authority,
c
a chief officer of police,
d
a police authority,
e
a probation committee,
f
a youth offending team, and
g
a Primary Care Trust.
2
The Secretary of State shall also consult—
a
any voluntary body which provides services for young persons in the place or area concerned and which the Secretary of State thinks it appropriate to consult, and
b
such other persons as he thinks appropriate.
3
Subsection (4) applies where the Secretary of State—
a
provides or proposes to provide, or
b
secures or proposes to secure the provision of,
services of the kind mentioned in section 114(1) for the residents of a particular place or area.
4
Where this subsection applies, persons and bodies listed in subsection (1) with responsibility for all or part of that place or area shall—
a
exercise their functions so as to support and assist the services provided, secured or proposed by the Secretary of State, and
b
coordinate the exercise of their functions, so far as seems reasonable, with persons providing those services.
5
Subsection (4) shall not require persons or bodies to take action which would significantly interfere with the efficient or effective exercise of their functions.