367What is a care and protection assessment?

367 What is a care and protection assessment? care and protection assessment of a person— (a) means any of the following carried out by an authorised assessor for section 438 (Care and protection assessment—authorisation of assessors): (i) a medical examination or test of the person; (ii) a dental examination or test of the person; (iii) a social assessment of the person; (iv) a paediatric or developmental assessment of the person; (v) a psychological examination or test of the person; (vi) a psychiatric examination or test of the person; (vii) if the person is a parent or other person with parental responsibility—an assessment of the person’s parenting capacity; but (b) does not include an assessment, examination or test that— (i) involves surgery; or (ii) is prescribed by regulation. Note A person authorised under s 438 (Care and protection assessment— authorisation of assessors) must be suitably qualified for the assessment (see s 438 (2)).