Carers (Scotland) Act 2016
Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 9)
- Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 9)
- PART 1 KEY DEFINITIONS
- “Carer”, “young carer” and “adult carer”
- 1 Meaning of “carer”
- 2 Meaning of “young carer”
- 3 Meaning of “adult carer”
- “Personal outcomes” etc.
- 4 Meaning of “personal outcomes”
- 5 Meaning of “identified personal outcomes” and “identified needs”
- PART 2 ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS AND YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS
- CHAPTER 1 ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS
- Duty to prepare adult carer support plan
- 6 Duty to prepare adult carer support plan
- 7 Adult carers of terminally ill cared-for persons
- 8 Adult carers: identification of outcomes and needs for support
- Content and review of adult carer support plan
- 9 Content of adult carer support plan
- 10 Review of adult carer support plans
- Provision of information about plan
- 11 Adult carer support plan: provision of information to carer etc.
- CHAPTER 2 YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS
- Duty to prepare young carer statement
- 12 Duty to prepare young carer statement
- 13 Young carers of terminally ill cared-for persons
- 14 Young carers: identification of outcomes and needs for support
- Content and review of young carer statement
- 15 Content of young carer statement
- 16 Review of young carer statements
- Provision of information about statement
- 17 Young carer statement: provision of information to carer etc.
- Continuation of young carer statement
- 18 Continuation of young carer statement
- Meaning of responsible authority: young carers
- 19 Responsible authority: general
- 20 Responsible authority: special cases
- PART 3 PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO CARERS
- CHAPTER 1 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Local eligibility criteria
- 21 Duty to set local eligibility criteria
- 22 Publication and review of criteria
- National eligibility criteria
- 23 National eligibility criteria
- CHAPTER 2 DUTY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CARERS
- 24 Duty to provide support
- 25 Provision of support to carers: breaks from caring
- 26 Charging for support provided to carers
- Chapter 3 Duty to promote take-up of support by carers
- 26A Duty to promote take-up
- PART 4 CARER INVOLVEMENT
- 27 Duty to involve carers in carer services
- 28 Carer involvement in hospital discharge of cared-for persons
- 29 Involvement of, assistance to and collaboration with carers
- 30 Care assessments: duty to take account of care and views of carers
- PART 5 LOCAL CARER STRATEGIES
- 31 Duty to prepare local carer strategy
- 32 Preparation of local carer strategy
- 33 Publication and review of local carer strategy
- PART 6 INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR CARERS
- Information and advice service
- 34 Information and advice service for carers
- Short breaks services statements
- 35 Short breaks services statements
- Carers' charter
- 36 Carers' charter
- PART 7 GENERAL PROVISION
- Guidance and directions
- 37 Guidance and directions to local authorities
- 38 Guidance and directions to health boards and directing authorities
- Assistance to and by voluntary organisations etc.
- 39 Financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations etc.
- 40 Assistance by voluntary organisations etc.
- PART 8 FINAL PROVISIONS
- 41 Interpretation
- 42 Regulations
- 43 Ancillary provision
- 44 Consequential modifications
- 45 Commencement
- 46 Short title
- SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
- Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002
- Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
- Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
- Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014
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