Legislation

Section 157 – General power to give directions and take steps

Introduction

Section 157 provides that where the Welsh ministers have the power to intervene in the exercise of social services functions, they automatically have a general power to give written directions to a local authority or any of its officers, or take any other steps to address the grounds for intervention. The effect of any directions […]

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