Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 Local authority care and support

PART 1 Powers and duties of local authorities in England

Duties and powers to meet needs for care and support

6 In section 20 of CA 2014 (duty and power to meet a carer’s needs for support), subsection (1) has effect as if—

(a) the words “, having made a determination under section 13(1),” and “which meet the eligibility criteria” were omitted;

(b) after paragraph (a) there were inserted—

“(aa) the authority considers that it is necessary to meet those needs for the purpose of avoiding a breach of the carer’s Convention rights,”;

(c) at the end there were inserted—

“In this subsection “Convention rights” has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998.”