PART 2ADULT CARER SUPPORT PLANS AND YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS
CHAPTER 2YOUNG CARER STATEMENTS
Meaning of responsible authority: young carers
19Responsible authority: general
(1)
For the purposes of this Chapter the “responsible authority”, in relation to a young carer, is—
(a)
where the young carer is a pre-school child, the health board for the area in which the child resides,
(b)
where the young carer is not a pre-school child, the local authority for the area in which the child resides.
(2)
Subsection (1) is subject to section 20.
(3)
In this section and section 20 “pre-school child” has the meaning given by section 36(3) of the 2014 Act.