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Chapter 10: The Limits Were Already Written Down

3 sources. Checked September 2026.

Every claim in this chapter is traced to the source behind it. Below is each one, numbered as it appears in the book, with a link that opens the original.

Carer's Leave Act 2023, c. 18, s. 1(2), and the Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/251) (legislation.gov.uk, read directly, first verified in the chapter on carer's leave): every eligible employee is entitled to at least 1 week of unpaid leave in any 12-month period, from day one of employment, protected from dismissal or disadvantage for taking it.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/18/section/1
The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1328) and the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023, c. 33 (legislation.gov.uk, read directly, first verified in the chapter on flexible working): the right to request flexible working applies from day one of employment; 2 statutory requests are permitted in any 12-month period; the employer must decide within 2 months.
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1328/contents/made
Care Act 2014, ss. 10 and 25–26 (legislation.gov.uk, read directly, first verified in the chapter on the assessment and the chapter on the people you haven't asked yet): a carer's assessment can lead to a support plan and a personal budget, which may fund paid support rather than requiring the task to be carried by family alone.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/25

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