SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Local authority care and support

PART 1Powers and duties of local authorities in England

Discharge of hospital patients with care and support needs

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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.