Regulation 3 Matters to which a local authority must have regard in deciding whether an individual would experience substantial difficulty of the kind mentioned in section 67(4) of the ActI1

any health condition the individual has;

any learning difficulty the individual has;

any disability the individual has;

the degree of complexity of the individual’s circumstances, whether in relation to the individual’s needs for care and support or otherwise;

where the assessment or planning function is the carrying out of an assessment, whether the individual has previously refused an assessment^f1; and

whether the individual is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect.