{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-independent-advocacy-support-no-2-regulations-2014/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-independent-advocacy-support-no-2-regulations-2014/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2889",
  "legislation_title": "The Care and Support (Independent Advocacy Support) ( No. 2) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-independent-advocacy-support-no-2-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Combined assessments",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where—\n(a) a local authority combines an assessment of an individual under Part 1 of the Act with an assessment under that Part that relates to another individual; and\n(b) that authority is required to make arrangements under section 67(2) of the Act in respect of each of those individuals.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), each of those individuals may be represented and supported by the same independent advocate in circumstances where the authority is satisfied that there would be no conflict of interest on a material issue—\n(a) between the individuals; or\n(b) between the independent advocate and either of the individuals.\n(3) The local authority must ensure that each of those individuals is represented and supported by different independent advocates if so requested by—\n(a) either of those individuals; or\n(b) any independent advocate who has already begun to represent and support one of those individuals under arrangements made under section 67(2) of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in force at 1.4.2015 in accordance with reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2889/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:58:06.984783+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."
}