s 213 Co-operation between relevant housing authorities and bodies.
(1) Where a local housing authority in England — (a) request another relevant housing authority or body, in England, Wales or Scotland, to assist them in the discharge of their functions under this Part, or (b) request a social services authority, in England, Wales or Scotland, to exercise any of their functions in relation to a case which the local housing authority are dealing with under this Part, the authority or body to whom the request is made shall co-operate in rendering such assistance in the discharge of the functions to which the request relates as is reasonable in the circumstances. (2) In subsection (1)(a) “ relevant housing authority or body ” means— (a) in relation to England and Wales, a local housing authority, a new town corporation, a private registered provider of social housing a registered social landlord or a housing action trust; (b) in relation to Scotland, a local authority, a development corporation, a registered housing association or Scottish Homes. Expressions used in paragraph (a) have the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985; and expressions used in paragraph (b) have the same meaning as in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. (3) Subsection (1) above applies to a request by a local authority in Scotland under section 38 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 as it applies to a request by a local housing authority in England and Wales (the references to this Part being construed, in relation to such a request, as references to Part II of that Act).