In exercising a power to contract with a person for the provision of services, a relevant authority must—
in accordance with directions given to it by the appropriate person;
In subsection (1), references to existing staff, in relation to a contract for the provision of services, are to staff who before the contract is carried out are engaged in the provision of any of the services.
Where the provision of any services under a contract with a relevant authority for their provision is to cease in circumstances where they are to be provided instead by members of the authority's staff, the authority shall comply with directions given to it by the appropriate person for the purpose of requiring it to offer employment to staff who, before the services cease to be provided under the contract, are engaged in the provision of any of the services.
The duties under Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (best value) of a best value authority have effect subject to subsections (1) and (3).
The duties under sections 1 and 2 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1) (best value) of a relevant authority have effect subject to subsections (1) and (3).
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Directions given, or guidance issued, for the purposes of subsection (1) or (3)—
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In this section, in relation to England and Wales, " relevant authority " means—
In this section, in relation to Scotland—
"appropriate person"... means the Scottish Ministers; and
"relevant authority" means—