(1)An adult carer support plan must contain—
(a)information about the adult carer's personal circumstances at the time of preparation of the plan, including—
(i)the nature and extent of the care provided or to be provided,
(ii)the impact of caring on the adult carer's wellbeing and day-to-day life,
(b)information about the extent to which the adult carer is able and willing to provide care for the cared-for person,
(c)information about whether the adult carer has arrangements in place for the provision of care to the cared-for person in an emergency,
(d)information about whether the adult carer has arrangements in place for the future care of the cared-for person,
(e)information about the identification of the adult carer's personal outcomes, including about the carer's identified personal outcomes,
(f)information about the identification of the adult carer's needs for support, including—
(i)if the adult carer has identified needs, those needs,
(ii)if no needs for support are identified, that fact,
(g)information about the support available to adult carers and cared-for persons in the responsible local authority's area,
(h)if the adult carer does not reside in the responsible local authority's area, information about the support available to adult carers in the area where the adult carer resides,
(i)if the adult carer's identified needs meet the local eligibility criteria, information about the support which the responsible local authority provides or intends to provide to the adult carer to meet those needs,
(j)if the adult carer's identified needs do not meet the local eligibility criteria, information about the support which the responsible local authority provides or intends to provide to the adult carer,
(k)information about whether support should be provided in the form of a break from caring,
(l)information about the circumstances in which the plan is to be reviewed.
(2)Each second and subsequent adult carer support plan must also contain information about the extent to which any support provided under a previous plan has assisted in the achievement of the adult carer's identified personal outcomes.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about—
(a)other information which an adult carer support plan must (or must not) contain,
(b)the form of adult carer support plans.
Commencement Information
I1S. 9 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/152, reg. 4