Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2004 c. 15
Year2004
(1) In section 1 of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (c. 12) (assessment of ability of carers to provide care) , after subsection (2A) there is inserted—
  • “(2B) In any case where—
  • (a) a local authority are carrying out an assessment mentioned in paragraph (a) of either subsection (1) or subsection (2) above in relation to the relevant person or (as the case may be) a disabled child, and
  • (b) it appears to the local authority that an individual may be entitled to request (but has not requested) an assessment under the subsection in question of his ability to provide and to continue to provide care for the relevant person or the disabled child,
  • the local authority must inform the individual that he may be so entitled before they make their decision as to the needs of the relevant person or the disabled child.
a local authority are carrying out an assessment mentioned in paragraph (a) of either subsection (1) or subsection (2) above in relation to the relevant person or (as the case may be) a disabled child, andit appears to the local authority that an individual may be entitled to request (but has not requested) an assessment under the subsection in question of his ability to provide and to continue to provide care for the relevant person or the disabled child,(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) In section 1 of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (c. 12) (assessment of ability of carers to provide care) , after subsection (2B) (inserted by section 1) there is inserted—
  • “(2C) An assessment under subsection (1) or (2) above must include consideration of whether the carer—
  • (a) works or wishes to work,
  • (b) is undertaking, or wishes to undertake, education, training or any leisure activity.
works or wishes to work,is undertaking, or wishes to undertake, education, training or any leisure activity.(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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