Coronavirus Act 2020

Period within which assessments may be carried out

17 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—

(a) any provision of paragraph 2 or 12 has had effect for any period, and

(b) that period has ended.

(2) In determining for the purposes of any proceedings whether a local authority has complied with its duty to carry out a relevant assessment within a reasonable period, a court must take into account (among other things) the following factors—

(a) the length of any period for which any provision of paragraph 2 or 12 had effect, and

(b) the number of relevant assessments which need to be carried out by the local authority following the end of any such period.

(3) In this paragraph “relevant assessment” means—

(a) a needs assessment under section 9 of CA 2014;

(b) a carer’s assessment under section 10 of that Act;

(c) a determination under section 13(1) of that Act;

(d) an assessment under section 37(6) of that Act;

(e) a child’s needs assessment under section 58 of that Act;

(f) a child’s carer’s assessment under section 60 of that Act;

(g) a young carer’s assessment under section 63 of that Act.