Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Local authorities for the administration of the Act. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chief social work officer. 4 Provisions relating to performance of functions by local authorities. 5 Powers of Secretary of State. 5ZA National Chief Social Work Adviser and National Social Work Agency 5A Local authority plans for community care services. 5B Complaints procedure. 6 Supervision of establishments providing accommodation for persons and inspection of records etc. 6A Inquiries. 6B Local authority inquiries into matters affecting children. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Research. 9 Training courses and grants for training in social work. 10 Financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations etc., for social work. 11 Acquisition of land. 12 General social welfare services of local authorities. 12A Duty of local authority to assess needs. 12AZA Assessments under section 12A: assistance 12AA Assessment of ability to provide care 12AB Duty of local authority to provide information to carer 12B Direct payments in respect of community care services. 12C Further provisions relating to direct payments. 13 Power of local authorities to assist persons in need in disposal of produce of their work. 13ZA Provision of services to incapable adults 13A Residential accommodation with nursing. 13B Provision of care and after-care 14 Home help and laundry facilities. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17D . . . . 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prisons etc. 27ZA Advice, guidance and assistance to persons arrested or on whom sentence deferred 27A Grants in respect of community service facilities 27B Grants in respect of hostel accommodation for persons under supervision. 28 Burial or cremation of the dead. 29 Power of local authority to defray certain travelling expenses. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Restriction on prosecution of children for offences. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . 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for such provision. 59A Grants in respect of secure accommodation for children. 60 Control of residential and other establishments. 61 Restriction on carrying on of establishments. 61A Voluntary registration. 62 Registration. 62A Certificate of registration as respects grant-aided or independent school. 63 Special provisions for registration by Secretary of State. 63A Appeals against conditions imposed on registration or subsequently. 63B Special provisions for jointly registrable establishments. 64 Appeals against refusal or cancellation of registration. 64A Registration fees. 65 Removal of persons from establishments. 66 Duty to furnish particulars of establishments. 67 Entry to examine state and management of establishments etc. 68 Visiting of persons in establishments on behalf of local authorities. 69 Abscondment from a place of safety, or from the control of a person imposed by a supervision requirement. 70 Abscondment from residential establishments. 71 Harbouring. 72 Supervision of children moving to England or Wales or Northern Ireland. 73 Supervision of children moving to Scotland. 74 Parent of a child in a residential establishment under a supervision requirement moving to England or Wales or Northern Ireland. 75 Parent of a child subject to an approved school order or a committal order moving to Scotland. 76 Procedure. 77 Meaning of child for the purposes of this Part of this Act. 78 Duty to make contributions in respect of children in care etc. 78A Recovery of contributions. 79 Recipients of contributions. 80 Enforcement of duty to make contributions. 81 Provisions as to decrees for aliment. 82 Recovery of arrears of contributions. 83 Variation of trusts. 83A References in this Part of this Act to child being looked after. 84 Transfer of assets and liabilities. 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Adjustments between authority providing accommodation etc., and authority of area of residence. 86A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Charges that may be made for services and accommodation. 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Orders, regulations etc. 91 Expenses. 92 Effect of Act on rate support grant. 92A Powers of the Secretary of State to make grants. 93 Transitional provisions. 94 Interpretation. 95 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and savings. 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Extension of certain provisions of Act to England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. 98 Commencement. 99 Short title. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 Amendment of Part IV of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 SCHEDULE 3 Children’s Panels SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6 Transfer of Assets and Liabilities SCHEDULE 7 Transitional Provisions SCHEDULE 8 Minor and Consequential Amendments SCHEDULE 9 Enactments Repealed
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84 Transfer of assets and liabilities.
Where any functions are transferred to a local authority by virtue of this Act all property, rights, liabilities and obligations relating to the performance of those functions which immediately before the date of transfer were the property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the body or person from which the functions are transferred shall on that date be transferred to and vest in the local authority or, as the case may be, the local authorities to which the functions have been transferred, and the provisions of Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect for the purposes of this section.
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84 Transfer of assets and liabilities.
Where any functions are transferred to a local authority by virtue of this Act all property, rights, liabilities and obligations relating to the performance of those functions which immediately before the date of transfer were the property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the body or person from which the functions are transferred shall on that date be transferred to and vest in the local authority or, as the case may be, the local authorities to which the functions have been transferred, and the provisions of Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect for the purposes of this section.
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