COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS Section 6 – Conditions giving rise to the duty to carry out a means assessment
13.This section sets out the conditions which give rise to the local authorities’ duty to carry out a means assessment, as referred to at section 5(1).  It also enables the Welsh Ministers to make provision in regulations as to who may make the request for a means assessment or provide any necessary financial information on behalf of a service user or prospective service user.