{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-equal-opportunities-act-2004/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/15",
  "legislation_title": "Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-equal-opportunities-act-2004",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Assessment of carers",
  "text": "(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—\n“(2C) An assessment under subsection (1) or (2) above must include consideration of whether the carer—\n(a) works or wishes to work,\n(b) is undertaking, or wishes to undertake, education, training or any leisure activity.”\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 2(2)(3) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 213(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 in force for E. at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/876, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 2 in force for W. at 18.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1153, art. 2"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:10.270490+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."
}