[F147(1)Regulations may—E+W
(a)require an eligibility assessor to request a best interests assessor to provide relevant eligibility information, and
(b)require the best interests assessor, if such a request is made, to provide such relevant eligibility information as he may have.
(2)In this paragraph—
“best interests assessor” means any person who is carrying out, or has carried out, a best interests assessment in relation to the relevant person;
“eligibility assessor” means a person carrying out an eligibility assessment in relation to the relevant person;
“relevant eligibility information” is information relevant to assessing whether or not the relevant person is ineligible by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A1 omitted (16.5.2019 for specified purposes) by virtue of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 18), s. 6(3), Sch. 2 para. 2(c)