Interpretation
2 Interpretation
In this Schedule—
authorised representative, in relation to a service user, means a person who is—
a guardian of the service user; or
an attorney for the service user under an enduring power of attorney; or
a medical treatment decision maker for the service user within the meaning of the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016; or
an administrator within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 for the service user; or
subject to paragraph (f), a parent of a service user, if the service user is a child; or
the Secretary, if the Secretary has parental responsibility for the child under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;
service worker means an individual employed or engaged by a registered social service provider to deliver a social service, including as a volunteer;
trauma‑informed practice, in relation to the delivery of a social service, means a practice that recognises and is informed by how trauma may affect people accessing the social service and the persons who deliver the social service.
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