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Adoption Act 1976
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2 Local authorities’ social services.E+W
The social services referred to in section 1(3) are the functions of a local authority which stand referred to the authority’s social services committee, including, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, a local authority’s functions [F1relating to—
(a)the promotion of the welfare of children by diminishing the need to receive children into care or keep them in care, including (in exceptional circumstances) the giving of assistance in cash;
(b)the welfare of children in the care of a local authority;]
[F1(a)under the Children Act 1989, relating to family assistance orders, local authority support for children and families, care and supervision and emergency protection of children, community homes, voluntary homes and organisations, registered children’s homes, private arrangements for fostering children, child minding and day care for young children and children accommodated by health authorities [F2National Health Service trusts] and local education authorities or in residential care, nursing or mental nursing homes or in independent schools; and
(b)under the M1National Health Service Act M21977, relating to the provision of care for expectant and nursing mothers.]
[F1(c)the welfare of children who are foster children within the meaning of [F3the M3Foster Children Act 1980]];
(d)children who are subject to supervision orders made in matrimonial proceedings;
(e)the provision of residential accommodation for expectant mothers and young children and of day-care facilities;
(f)the regulation and inspection of nurseries and child minders;
(g)care and other treatment of children through court proceedings.
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F1S. 2(a)(b) commencing “(a) under the Children Act 1989” substituted (prosp.) for words in s. 2 commencing “relating to” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), ss. 88, 108, Sch. 10 para. 1 (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))
F2Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 17
F3Words substituted by Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6, SIF 20), s. 23(2), Sch. 2 Pt. I
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