Young carers: identification of outcomes and needs for support3

1

Identification of a young carer's personal outcomes and needs for support must be carried out by the responsible authority.

2

A young carer's personal outcomes and needs for support must be identified through conversation between the responsible authority and the young carer.

F12A

When the responsible authority first has a conversation with a relevant young carer under paragraph (2), the authority must identify any personal outcomes and needs for support which are immediate or urgent in relation to that carer.

3

A young carer's personal outcomes and needs for support must be reviewed when the young carer statement is reviewed.

F24

For the purpose of this regulation, “a relevant young carer” means a young carer of a cared-for person who is terminally ill.