8. How the claim is assessed
Your child’s claim will be assessed using existing supporting information only. This could include:
■a social care needs assessment;
■a report from an educational psychologist; or
■a childcare plan from your child’s school.
You can provide such supporting information to Social Security Scotland yourself. You can also include accounts from other carers, family or friends or a diary of your child’s day-to-day needs (see
Chapter 3(21) ). Do not delay completing Part 2 of the application if you are waiting for the information to be sent to you; you can let Social Security Scotland know that you have asked for it and forward it to them once it does arrive.
If you do not provide them with any supporting information, Social Security Scotland can gather it themselves; you will be asked to give them consent to do this in Part 2 of the application.