Common use of Background and Overview Clause in Contracts

Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services and officers employed by the former.

Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services and officers employed by the former. An officer placed by one local authority at the disposal of another remains employed by the first local authority.