PART 2ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS AND YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS
CHAPTER 1ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS
Duty to prepare adult carer support plan
I1C26Duty to prepare adult carer support plan
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In this Act an “adult carer support plan” means a plan prepared by a responsible local authority setting out—
a
an adult carer's identified personal outcomes,
b
an adult carer's identified needs (if any), and
c
the support (if any) to be provided by the responsible local authority to an adult carer to meet those needs.
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If a responsible local authority identifies a person as an adult carer, the responsible local authority must offer the person an adult carer support plan.
3
The responsible local authority must prepare an adult carer support plan in relation to a person if—
a
the person accepts an offer under subsection (2), or
b
subsection (4) applies.
4
This subsection applies if a person who appears to the responsible local authority to be an adult carer requests an adult carer support plan.
5
A responsible local authority must exercise its functions under this section in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements (within the meaning of Section L2 of Part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998).
6
For the purposes of this Chapter the “responsible local authority”, in relation to an adult carer, means the local authority for the area in which the cared-for person resides.