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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-scotland-act-2016/section-25",
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  "legislation": "asp/2016/9",
  "legislation_title": "Carers (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Provision of support to carers: breaks from caring",
  "text": "(1) A local authority, in determining which support to provide to a carer under section 24(4), must consider in particular whether the support should take the form of or include a break from caring.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision—\n(a) about the form of support that may be provided as a break from caring,\n(b) where the regulations provide for a break from caring to take the form of the provision of care for the cared-for person, about the role of the cared-for person in relation to how that care is provided.\n(3) Support provided by virtue of subsection (1) may be provided on a regular basis or on a temporary basis and may be provided for varying periods of time.\n(4) In providing support by virtue of subsection (1), a local authority must have regard to the desirability of breaks from caring being provided on a planned basis.\n(5) Section 19(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 applies in relation to support provided as a break from caring as it applies in relation to any other support.",
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      "text": "S. 25(1)(2)(b)(3)-(5) in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4"
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      "text": "S. 25(2)(a) in force at 31.5.2017 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 2, sch."
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      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 25(2)(a) in force at 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/9/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:35.677188+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."
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