Community care
6(1)Civil legal services provided in relation to community care services.
Exclusions
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.
Definitions
(3)In this paragraph—
“community care services” means services which a relevant person may provide or arrange to be provided under—
(a)Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (“the 1948 Act”) (local authority support for children and families);
(b)section 47 of the 1948 Act (removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention);
(c)section 48 of the 1948 Act (temporary protection for property of persons admitted to hospital);
(d)section 45 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (arrangements for promoting welfare of old people);
(e)section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after-care);
(f)section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) (provision of services for children in need);
(g)section 20 of the 1989 Act (provision of accommodation for children);
(h)sections 22A, 22B, 22C and 23 of the 1989 Act (accommodation and maintenance for children in care and looked after children);
(i)sections 23B and 23C of the 1989 Act (local authority functions in respect of relevant children);
(j)sections 24, 24A and 24B of the 1989 Act (provision of services for persons qualifying for advice and assistance);
(k)section 2 of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (services for carers);
(l)section 254 of, and Schedule 20 to, the National Health Service Act 2006 (functions of local social service authorities);
(m)section 192 of, and Schedule 15 to, the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (functions of local social service authorities);
“relevant person” means—
(a)a district council;
(b)a county council;
(c)a county borough council;
(d)a London borough council;
(e)the Common Council of the City of London;
(f)a Primary Care Trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006;
(g)a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
(h)any other person prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.