Care and Protection of Moveable Property (Pets)

The Care Act prescribes Leicestershire County Council has a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent or mitigate the loss or damage to an adult's property , which in this instant is the care of individuals pets, 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 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 (w...