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Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004

Section 4: Minor amendment

27.This section amends the 1970 Act by providing that local authority functions under section 3 of this Act are social services functions. In particular, this means that for the purpose of the 1970 Act, the Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales, can give guidance or directions to local authorities about the carrying out of their functions under section 3 of this Act.

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