Section 12 Duty to prepare young carer statementI1

In this Act a “young carer statement” means a statement prepared by a responsible authority setting out—

If a responsible authority identifies a person as a young carer, the responsible authority must offer the person a young carer statement.

The responsible authority must prepare a young carer statement in relation to a person if—

This subsection applies if a person who appears to the responsible authority to be a young carer requests a young carer statement.

Subsection (3) applies whether or not the young carer requires a child's plan in accordance with section 33 of the 2014 Act.

Where the responsible authority, in relation to a young carer, is not the responsible local authority, the responsible authority must not provide the young carer statement to the young carer without the approval of the responsible local authority.

A responsible authority must exercise its functions under this section in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements (within the meaning of Section L2 of Part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998).

The Scottish Ministers must by regulations prescribe timescales for the preparation of young carer statements.

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