The Local Government Act 1988 (Personnel Services) (Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/857
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Personnel Services) (Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 16th April 1996.

(2) This Order applies to local authorities in England and Wales only.

(3) In this Order “work” means personnel services .

Section 2 Exemption for certain training arrangements

(1) Work shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as the work is carried out for the purposes of the provision (by a local authority acting jointly with any other person) of training in social work by way of a course approved or promoted by, or other training promoted by, the Council in accordance with section 10 of the 1983 Act .

(2) In this article—

“the 1983 Act” means the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 ;

“the Council” means the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, continued in being by section 10 of the 1983 Act; and

“social work” means any social work in relation to which the Council has functions by virtue of section 10 of the 1983 Act .

Section 3 Exemption for training undertaken in conjunction with Training and Enterprise Councils

(1) Work shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as the work is carried out by a local authority in conjunction with a TEC and the TEC is acting pursuant to an arrangement with the Secretary of State made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 .

(2) In this article “a TEC” means a training and enterprise council established in order to provide assistance in relation to the matters mentioned in section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973.