Closes 20 Jan 2025
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We invite consultees to tell us about their experiences, both positive and negative, of parent carers’ needs assessments, or assessments for carers without parental responsibility.
We provisionally propose that there should be a single duty to assess the needs of a carer for a disabled child, which should arise upon (a) request by the carer or (b) it appearing to the local authority that the carer may have needs for support.
Do consultees agree?
We provisionally propose that, in assessing the needs of a carer for a disabled child, the local authority should be required to have regard to the well-being of the carer.
We provisionally propose that all carers should have a right to a copy of their assessment.
We provisionally propose a requirement that carers’ assessments are proportionate and appropriate to the circumstances of the carer.
