6 Co-operating generally
Care Act 2014 (2014 c 23) | Legislation

6  Co-operating generally

(1)     A local authority must co-operate with each of its relevant partners, and each relevant partner must co-operate with the authority, in the exercise of—

(a)     their respective functions relating to adults with needs for care and support,

(b)     their respective functions relating to carers, and

(c)     functions of theirs the exercise of which is relevant to functions referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

[(1A)     Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the exercise by NHS England of its functions under Chapter 1 of Part 3.]

(2)     A local authority must co-operate, in the exercise of its functions under this Part, with such other persons as it considers appropriate who exercise functions, or are engaged in activities, in the authority's area relating to adults with needs for care and support or relating to carers.

(3)     The following are examples of persons with whom a local authority may consider it appropriate to co-operate for the purposes of subsection (2)—

(a)     a person who provides services to meet adults' needs for care and support, services to meet carers' needs for support or services, facilities

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