Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 E+W Local authority care and support

PART 1 E+W Powers and duties of local authorities in England

Discharge of hospital patients with care and support needs E+W

14 E+W In Schedule 3 to CA 2014 (discharge of hospital patients with care and support needs), paragraph 3 has effect as if for sub-paragraph (1) there were substituted—

“(1) The relevant authority, having received an assessment notice, must inform the NHS body responsible for the patient—

(a) whether the patient has needs for care and support,

(b) (where applicable) whether a carer has needs for support,

(c) which (if any) of those needs the authority plans to meet, and

(d) how the authority plans to meet those needs.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 14 in force at 31.3.2020 by S.I. 2020/388, reg. 2