Carers (Scotland) Act 2016

(1)The Scottish Ministers must prepare a carers' charter.

(2)A carers' charter is a document setting out the rights of carers as provided for in or under this Act.

(3)Nothing in the charter is to—

(a)give rise to any new rights, or

(b)alter any existing rights.

(4)The charter may also contain such other information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(5)The Scottish Ministers may from time to time revise the charter prepared under subsection (1).

(6)The Scottish Ministers must—

(a)before preparing the charter under subsection (1) or revising it under subsection (5)—

(i)consult such persons and bodies representative of carers as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,

(ii)consult such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,

(iii)take such steps as they consider appropriate to involve carers,

(b)lay the charter or revised charter before the Scottish Parliament, and

(c)publish the charter or revised charter in such manner as they consider appropriate.

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