Anna Sweeney

Principal Knowledge Lawyer, Addleshaw Goddard

Anna began her career as a Commercial solicitor at Eversheds and has been a professional support lawyer/knowledge lawyer since 2007. She supports the Addleshaw Goddard Infrastructure Projects & Energy (IPE) team and is also the sector knowledge lawyer for the Energy and Transport sectors at AG. She has extensive knowledge of energy regulation and keeps the team abreast of legal and market developments in this fast-moving sector. She writes regular client updates on energy, transport and infrastructure developments.

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Local authority social care duties

Practice Notes

This Practice Note identifies the framework of local authority duties in relation to the arrangement and funding of social care in England set out in the Care Act 2014. It covers the general duties which have a substantial impact on local authorities’ general obligations in relation to the commissioning of health and social care provision.

Local Government

Local authority strategic functions in relation to health and social care services

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains a number of local authority strategic functions in relation to health and social care services, including duties to set up and operate Health and Wellbeing Boards in respect of health and social care, set up Local Healthwatch organisations to represent the views of users of health and social care, review and scrutinise health services, and make arrangements regarding health service user complaints.

Local Government