7Co-operating in specific cases
(1)Where a local authority requests the co-operation of a relevant partner, or of a local authority which is not one of its relevant partners, in the exercise of a function under this Part in the case of an individual with needs for care and support or in the case of a carer, a carer of a child or a young carer, the partner or authority must comply with the request unless it considers that doing so—
(a)would be incompatible with its own duties, or
(b)would otherwise have an adverse effect on the exercise of its functions.
(2)Where a relevant partner of a local authority, or a local authority which is not one of its relevant partners, requests the co-operation of the local authority in its exercise of a function in the case of an individual with needs for care and support or in the case of a carer, a carer of a child or a young carer, the local authority must comply with the request unless it considers that doing so—
(a)would be incompatible with its own duties, or
(b)would otherwise have an adverse effect on the exercise of its functions.
(3)A person who decides not to comply with a request under subsection (1) or (2) must give the person who made the request written reasons for the decision.
(4)“Relevant partner”, in relation to a local authority, has the same meaning as in section 6.
(5)“Carer of a child” means a person who is a carer for the purposes of section 60.