Care and Protection of Moveable Property (Pets)

Section 47 of the Care Act prescribes that Leicestershire County Council has a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent or mitigate the loss or damage to an adult's property where: • The adult is being cared for in hospital or in accommodation such as a [residential or nursing] care home, and • It appears to a local authority that there is a danger of loss or damage to moveable property (including animals) of the adult's in the authority's area because: i. The adult is unable (whether permanently or temporarily...