The National Health Service (Payments by Local Authorities to NHS Bodies) (Prescribed Functions) Regulations 2000
These Regulations prescribe certain functions of Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts, for the purposes of section 28BB of the National Health Service Act 1977. Subject to certain conditions prescribed in Directions made by the Secretary of State under sub-section (4) of this section, this allows local authorities to make payments to those NHS bodies towards expenditure incurred by them in connection with the performance of any of the functions so prescribed.