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Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

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19Promotion of options for self-directed support

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(1)A local authority must take steps to promote the availability of the options for self-directed support.

(2)For the purpose of making available to supported persons a wide range of support when choosing options for self-directed support, a local authority must, in so far as is reasonably practicable, promote—

(a)a variety of providers of support, and

(b)the variety of support provided by it and other providers.

(3)In subsection (2), “supported person” has the meaning given by section 4(2).

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