Paragraph 56 Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (c. 12)

(1)

Section 1^f1 of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (assessment of ability of carers to provide care: England and Wales) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”;

(b)

after “1990” insert “—

(i)

in the case of a local authority in England, of the needs of a child (“the relevant person”) for after-care services under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983^f2, or

(ii)

in the case of a local authority in Wales,”.

(3)

In subsection (2) for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”.

(4)

After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

In the case of a local authority in England, no request may be made under subsection (1) or (2) if, in relation to the relevant person or the disabled child, the carer is—

(a)
a young carer, within the meaning given by section 17ZA of the Children Act 1989^f3, or

(b)
a parent carer, within the meaning given by section 17ZD of that Act^f4.”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 1 was amended by the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 (c.15), section 1.
f2: 1983 c. 20.
f3: 1989 c. 41. Section 17ZA was inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 96.
f4: Section 17ZD was inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014, section 97.