2 Preventing needs for care and support
Care Act 2014 (2014 c 23) | Legislation

2  Preventing needs for care and support

(1)     A local authority must provide or arrange for the provision of services, facilities or resources, or take other steps, which it considers will—

(a)     contribute towards preventing or delaying the development by adults in its area of needs for care and support;

(b)     contribute towards preventing or delaying the development by carers in its area of needs for support;

(c)     reduce the needs for care and support of adults in its area;

(d)     reduce the needs for support of carers in its area.

(2)     In performing that duty, a local authority must have regard to—

(a)

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