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Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

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8Duty to issue a statement of the outcomes to be achieved

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(1)The Welsh Ministers must issue a statement relating to the well-being of—

(a)people in Wales who need care and support, and

(b)carers in Wales who need support.

(2)The statement must be issued within 3 years beginning with the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

(3)The statement must specify the outcomes that are to be achieved, in terms of the well-being of the people mentioned in subsection (1), by means of—

(a)care and support (or, in the case of carers, support) provided by local authorities under this Act, and

(b)care and support (or, in the case of carers, support) provided by others which is of a kind that could be provided by local authorities under this Act.

(4)The statement must also specify measures by reference to which the achievement of those outcomes is to be assessed.

(5)The statement may specify different outcomes or measures for different categories of people who need care and support (or, in the case of carers, support).

(6)The Welsh Ministers must keep the statement under review and may revise the statement whenever they consider it appropriate to do so.

(7)Before issuing or revising the statement, the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they think fit.

(8)The Welsh Ministers must, on issuing or revising the statement—

(a)lay a copy of the statement before the National Assembly for Wales, and

(b)publish the statement on their website.

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