Part 2

Standards
Chapter 6

Social services: functions of National Assembly for Wales

Ancillary powers

Power to require information
100
1
The Assembly may at any time require any person specified in subsection (2) to provide it with any information, documents, records (including personal records) or other items—
a
which relates or relate to the discharge by a local authority in Wales of its social services functions; and
b
which the Assembly considers it necessary or expedient to have for the purpose of any of its functions under this Chapter.
2
The persons referred to in subsection (1) are—
a
the local authority;
b
a person providing a Welsh local authority social service for the authority; or
c
any NHS body.
3
The power in subsection (1) to require the provision of information includes, in relation to records kept by means of a computer, power to require the provision of the records in legible form.
4
Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed by virtue of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.