SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Local authority care and support

F2F1PART 2Powers and duties of local authorities in Wales

Annotations:

Guidance

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1

The Welsh Ministers may issue guidance about how local authorities are to exercise functions under Parts 2 to 5 of SSW(W)A 2014 in consequence of the provision made by this Part of this Schedule.

2

A local authority must have regard to any guidance issued under this paragraph.

3

A local authority must comply with such guidance issued under this paragraph as the Welsh Ministers direct.

4

The Welsh Ministers—

a

may from time to time revise any guidance issued under this paragraph;

b

may vary or revoke a direction made under sub-paragraph (3).

5

A local authority may disregard any provision of a code under section 145 of SSW(W)A 2014, so far as it is inconsistent with guidance issued under this paragraph.