Carers' charter
The charter will help carers understand their rights under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.
Footnotes
1. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/9/contents
2. In many cases this will be a duty for the Integration Authority – see Glossary.
3. In many cases this will be a duty for the Integration Authority – see Glossary.
4. There are relatively small numbers of young carers of pre-school age. However, the Act does not set a minimum age for being a young carer as four and five year-olds will be both pre-school and school age children. The emphasis is to remove any inappropriate caring role.
5. See Self-directed Support in Scotland http://www.selfdirectedsupportscotland.org.uk/
6. In many cases this will be a duty for the Integration Authority – see Glossary.
7. In many cases this will be a duty for the Integration Authority – see Glossary.
8. In many cases this will be a duty for the Integration Authority – see Glossary.
9. In many cases, this is a duty for the Integration Authority.
Contact
Email: carerspolicy@gov.scot
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