97 Parent carers
Children and Families Act 2014 (2014 c 6) | Legislation

97  Parent carers

(1)     In the Children Act 1989, after section 17ZC (as inserted by section 96) insert—

“17ZD Parent carers' needs assessments: England

(1)     A local authority in England must, if the conditions in subsections (3) and (4) are met, assess whether a parent carer within their area has needs for support and, if so, what those needs are.

(2)     In this Part “parent carer” means a person aged 18 or over who provides or intends to provide care for a disabled child for whom the person has parental responsibility.

(3)     The first condition is that—

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

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

(4)     The second condition is that the local authority are satisfied that the disabled child cared for and the disabled child's family are persons for whom they may provide or arrange for the provision of services under section 17.

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

(6)     Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a parent

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