Information & advice

What care and support services can you expect the local authority to provide? Local authority powers and duties derive from a number of different Acts of Parliament.

Our factsheet 32 explains the difference between a power and a duty and explains how these influence the provision of services.

factsheet 32 includes the following information:

• What are powers and duties?
• Services that the council must provide
• Other services that councils may provide
• Applying for services
• Challenging decisions about services

This factsheet may be particularly useful for anyone questioning a local authority decision not to provide services, or for anyone interested in the legal framework social services operate within.

Further information
Please download our factsheet in the top right corner of this page for detailed information.