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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-scotland-act-2016/section-35",
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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/35",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Short breaks services statements",
  "text": "(1) Each local authority must prepare and publish a short breaks services statement.\n(2) A short breaks services statement means a statement of information about the short breaks services available in Scotland for carers and cared-for persons.\n(3) The information must be accessible to, and proportionate to the needs of, the persons to whom it is provided.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about the preparation, publication and review of short breaks services statements.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 35(1)-(3) in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 35(4) in force at 31.5.2017 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 35(4) in force at 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2025/9",
      "affecting_title": "Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/9/section/35",
    "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."
}