# The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015, Paragraph 56: Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (c. 12)


(1) Section 1 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, 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, or
(b) a parent carer, within the meaning given by section 17ZD of that Act.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111128626/schedule/paragraph/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-care-act-2014-and-children-and-families-act-2014-consequential-amendments-order-2015/schedule/paragraph-56
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