C1Part II Promotion of Social Welfare by Local Authorities
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
General
12ABF1 Duty of local authority to provide information to carer
1
Where it appears to a local authority both that—
a
a person aged eighteen or over (“the person cared for”) is a person for whom the authority are under a duty or have a power to provide community care services; and
b
another person (“the carer”) provides, or intends to provide, a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for the person cared for,
the local authority shall notify the carer that he may be entitled under section 12AA of this Act to request an assessment of his ability to provide, or continue to provide, care for the person cared for.
2
In this section, “community care services” and “person” have the same meanings as in section 12A of this Act.
Pt. II extended with modifications by Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29), s. 11(5)