Schedule 1 | Cross-Border Placements | Care Act 2014 C23

SCHEDULE 1 Cross-border Placements

Care Act 2014 (2014 c 23) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Cross-border Placements

Section 39 Placements from England to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland

(1) Where a local authority in England is meeting an adult's needs for care and support by arranging for the provision of accommodation in Wales, the adult—

(a) is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as ordinarily resident in the local authority's area, and

(b) is accordingly not to be treated for the purposes of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 as ordinarily resident anywhere in Wales.

(2) Where a local authority in England, in reliance on section 22(4), is making arrangements which include the provision of accommodation in Wales, section 22(4) is to have effect as if for paragraph (a) there were substituted—

“(a) the authority has obtained consent for it to arrange for the provision of the nursing care from the Local Health Board for the area in which the accommodation is provided,”.

(3) Where a local authority in England is meeting an adult's needs for care and support by arranging for the provision of accommodation in Scotland—

(a) the adult is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as ordinarily resident in