Health and Community Care (Scotland) 2002 Act

Education is included in the guidance of the Community Care and Health(Scotland) 2002 Act

9.11 Multi-Agency Assessment

1. Because of the wide range of factors relevant to young carer’s needs, their educational development, and the differing needs of the person being cared for, a number of agencies and bodies are likely to have a role to play in many young carers’ assessments, and effective joint-working between these different agencies and bodies is vital.

Local authorities should -

1. Ensure assessment tools are suitable for children and young people and include opportunities for self-assessment.
2. Establishing agreed protocols for working between bodies, and review them regularly.
3. Ensure close joint working with other bodies to enable a full understanding of the young carer’s situation, involving:

• Local authority children’s services

• Local authority community care services

• Local authority education services

• The NHS

• Voluntary sector bodies

• Schools

• Health or youth workers.

• Current guidance on young carers for schools (England and Wales)
• DfES guidance on young carers
• Current guidance on young carers for schools (Scotland)
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