2Duty to produce strategy
1
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations require a relevant authority, or two or more relevant authorities to prepare and publish a strategy setting out how the authority will work, or the authorities will work together—
a
to provide appropriate information and advice to carers,
b
to ensure that, where it falls to an authority to decide what services (if any) are to be provided to or for a carer or the person cared for, the carer is consulted before that decision is made, and
c
to ensure that each authority consults carers before it makes decisions of a general nature regarding the provision of services to or for carers and the persons they care for.
2
Each relevant authority responsible under subsection (1) for the preparation and publication of a strategy must implement the strategy.
3
The “relevant authorities” are—
a
any Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42);
b
any NHS trust established under section 18 of that Act;
c
any Special Health Authority established under section 22 of that Act;
d
any county council or county borough council.
4
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) and (c) it does not matter who provides the services.
5
In this Measure “responsible authority”, in relation to a strategy, means an authority which has the duty under subsection (1) to prepare and publish the strategy.