1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Independent Advocacy Support) Regulations 2014 and come into force immediately after section 67(2) of the Care Act 2014 comes into force.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Care Act 2014;
“assessment or planning function” means a function, in the exercise of which a local authority(1) is required by a relevant provision to involve an individual;
“relevant provision” means a provision listed in section 67(3) of the Act.
See section 1(4) of the Act for the meaning of “local authority”; the definition is limited to local authorities in England.