Section 17ZE — Children Act 1989: Parent carers' needs assessments: supplementary

Parent carers' needs assessments: supplementary 17ZE 1 This section applies for the purposes of section 17ZD.

2 The references in section 17ZD to providing care include a reference to providing practical or emotional support.

3 Where a local authority—

a are required to carry out a parent carer's needs assessment, and b are required or have decided to carry out some other assessment of the parent carer or of the disabled child cared for, the local authority may combine the assessments.

4 The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision about carrying out a parent carer's needs assessment; the regulations may, in particular—

a specify matters to which a local authority is to have regard in carrying out a parent carer's needs assessment;

b specify matters which a local authority is to determine in carrying out a parent carer's needs assessment;

c make provision about the manner in which a parent carer's needs assessment is to be carried out;

d make provision about the form a parent carer's needs assessment is to take.

5 The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the list in section 17ZD(8)(b) so as to—

a add an entry, b remove an entry, or c vary an entry.