Question reference: S1O-00431
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 September 1999
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Current status: Answered by Iain Gray on 7 October 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to make provision of day care for elderly and frail people a statutory requirement.
Answer
Local Authorities are required under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to make provision for such facilities as they consider appropriate to meet the needs of people in their area.