ANNEX A: Outline of the existing law relating to the NHS(12) Care Trusts
252.Section 45 provides for the Secretary of State to designate NHS trusts or PCTs as “Care Trusts” where those trusts exercise Local Authority functions under “partnership arrangements” under section 31 of the Health Act (see the following section).  The designation does not affect the trust’s powers and duties in relation to their NHS functions.  Section 45 has not yet been brought into force.