§ 38. Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the additional resources required by local authorities to implement the Mental Health Act 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe appointment of approved social workers under section 114 will involve some new expenditure by some local authorities in providing extra training for staff. The additional expenditure should not be significant, and will vary between authorities according to their need to improve on the standards they maintained under the old legislation. Additional resources to cover this and other pressures on local authority personal social services were included in the 1983–84 rate support grant settlement.