96 Young carers
Children and Families Act 2014 (2014 c 6) | Legislation

Young carers and parent carers

96  Young carers

(1)     In the Children Act 1989, after section 17 insert—

“17ZA Young carers' needs assessments: England

(1)     A local authority in England must assess whether a young carer within their area has needs for support and, if so, what those needs are, if—

(a)     it appears to the authority that the young carer may have needs for support, or

(b)     the authority receive a request from the young carer or a parent of the young carer to assess the young carer's needs for support.

(2)     An assessment under subsection (1) is referred to in this Part as a “young carer's needs assessment”.

(3)     In this Part “young carer” means a person under 18 who provides or intends to provide care for another person (but this is qualified by section 17ZB(3)).

(4)     Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a young carer if the local authority have previously carried out a care-related assessment of the young carer in relation to the same person cared for.

(5)     But subsection (1) does apply (and so a young carer's needs assessment must be carried out) if it appears to the authority that the needs

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