<P> When the guidance was current, the Department of Health website stated that: </P> <P> "It explains how commissioners and providers of health and social care services should work together to produce and implement local policies and procedures . They should collaborate with the public, voluntary and private sectors and they should also consult service users, their carers and representative groups . Local authority social services departments should co-ordinate the development of policies and procedures ." </P> <P> The No Secrets (England) and In Safe Hands (Wales) documents were issued as guidance in 2000, under section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 . Section 7 guidance does not carry the same status as legislation; instead local authorities have their compliance assessed as part of a statutory inspection process . With' good reason' a local authority can ignore such guidance, but may be called upon to justify their actions in a judicial review . </P> <P> When a referral is made to the local authority under adult protection / safeguarding, the case is allocated to a qualified social worker or specially trained care manager to undertake and investigate the allegation of abuse . The investigation can be a single agency led investigation, often led by the social worker or care manager or multi agency led, either with another statutory body such as the police, trading standards or a healthcare professional . </P>

5.the no secrets document was produced by the department of health in what year