PART 11MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Supplementary

195Disputes about ordinary residence and portability of care and support

1

A dispute between local authorities about where a person is ordinarily resident in Wales for the purposes of this Act, or a dispute between a sending and receiving authority under section 56 about the application of that section in relation to a person, is to be determined by—

a

the Welsh Ministers, or

b

a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers for that purpose (“an appointed person”).

2

Regulations may make further provision about the resolution of disputes of the type mentioned in subsection (1); the regulations may, for example, make—

a

provision for ensuring that care and support is provided to a person while a dispute is unresolved;

b

provision requiring local authorities in dispute to take specified steps before referring a dispute to the Welsh Ministers or an appointed person;

c

provision about the procedure for referring a dispute to the Welsh Ministers or an appointed person;

d

provision about the review of a determination made under subsection (1).