{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014/section-80",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014/section-80.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/23",
  "legislation_title": "Care Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014",
  "path": "section/80",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "80",
  "heading": "Part 1: interpretation",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Part, an expression in the first column of the following table is defined or otherwise explained by the provision of this Act specified in the second column.\nExpression\nProvision\nAbuse\nSection 42(3)\nAccrued costs\nSection 15(5)\nAdult\nSection 2(8)\nAdult needing care\nSection 10(3)\nAuthority under the Mental Capacity Act 2005\nSubsection (3) below\nBest interests\nSubsection (2) below\nCap on care costs\nSection 15(4)\nCapacity, having or lacking\nSubsection (2) below\nCare and support plan\nSection 25\nCare account\nSection 29\nCarer (other than in sections 58 to 62)\nSection 10(3)\nCarer's assessment\nSections 10(2) and 12(8) and (9)\nChild's carer's assessment\nSection 60(2)\nChild's needs assessment\nSection 58(2)\nDaily living costs, amount attributable to\nSection 15(8)\nDeferred payment agreement\nSection 34\nDirect payment\nSections 31 and 32\nEligibility criteria\nSection 13\nFinancial assessment\nSection 17(5)\nFinancial limit\nSection 17(10)\nFinancial year\nSection 126\nThe health service\nSection 126\nIndependent personal budget\nSection 28\nLocal authority\nSection 1(4)\nNeeds assessment\nSections 9(2) and 12(8) and (9)\nParent\nSection 58(6)\nPersonal budget\nSection 26\nRegistered care provider\nSection 48\nSupport plan\nSection 25\nWell-being\nSection 1(2)\nYoung carer\nSection 63(6)\nYoung carer's assessment\nSection 63(2)\n(2) A reference in this Part to having or lacking capacity, or to a person's best interests, is to be interpreted in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.\n(3) A reference in this Part to being authorised under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is a reference to being authorised (whether in general or specific terms) as—\n(a) a donee of a lasting power of attorney granted under that Act, or\n(b) a deputy appointed by the Court of Protection under section 16(2)(b) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Care and Support (Isles of Scilly) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/642), arts. 1, 2(2)(a); S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 1 applied in part (with modifications) (1.4.2015 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1)) by The Care and Support (Children's Carers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/305), regs. 1(1), 2(1)(a)(2), 4-12; S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 80 in force at 1.4.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(u) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2015/995)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 80(1) in force at 1.10.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 2(1)(w)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2022/31",
      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/80",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:33.400424+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}