Part 5Co-operation of English authorities with local partners, etc

Chapter 1...Community strategies

F1F2116BDuty to have regard to assessments and strategies

(1)

A responsible local authority and each of its partner integrated care boards must, in exercising any functions, have regard to the following so far as relevant—

(a)

any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to the responsible local authority’s area,

(b)

any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of the responsible local authority’s area, and

(c)

any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.

(2)

NHS England must, in exercising any functions in arranging for the provision of health services in relation to the area of a responsible local authority, have regard to the following so far as relevant—

(a)

any assessment of relevant needs prepared under section 116 in relation to that area,

(b)

any integrated care strategy prepared under section 116ZB in relation to an area that coincides with or includes the whole or part of that area, and

(c)

any joint local health and wellbeing strategy prepared under section 116A by the responsible local authority and its partner integrated care boards.