Care Act 2014

General

80 Part 1: interpretation

(1) For the purposes of this Part, an expression in the first column of the following table is defined or otherwise explained by the provision of this Act specified in the second column.

Expression	Provision
Abuse	Section 42(3)
Accrued costs	Section 15(5)
Adult	Section 2(8)
Adult needing care	Section 10(3)
Authority under the Mental Capacity Act 2005	Subsection (3) below
Best interests	Subsection (2) below
Cap on care costs	Section 15(4)
Capacity, having or lacking	Subsection (2) below
Care and support plan	Section 25
Care account	Section 29
Carer (other than in sections 58 to 62)	Section 10(3)
Carer’s assessment	Sections 10(2) and 12(8) and (9)
Child’s carer’s assessment	Section 60(2)
Child’s needs assessment	Section 58(2)
Daily living costs, amount attributable to	Section 15(8)
Deferred payment agreement	Section 34
Direct payment	Sections 31 and 32
Eligibility criteria	Section 13
Financial assessment	Section 17(5)
Financial limit	Section 17(10)
Financial year	Section 126
The health service	Section 126
Independent personal budget	Section 28
Local authority	Section 1(4)
Needs assessment	Sections 9(2) and 12(8) and (9)
Parent	Section 58(6)
Personal budget	Section 26
Registered care provider	Section 48
Support plan	Section 25
Well-being	Section 1(2)
Young carer	Section 63(6)
Young carer’s assessment	Section 63(2)

(2) A reference in this Part to having or lacking capacity, or to a person’s best interests, is to be interpreted in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

(3) A reference in this Part to being authorised under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is a reference to being authorised (whether in general or specific terms) as—

(a) a donee of a lasting power of attorney granted under that Act, or

(b) a deputy appointed by the Court of Protection under section 16(2)(b) of that Act.