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Direct paymentsTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: CrossheadingPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFCorrection Slip - 15/10/2010View moreStatus:This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Health and Social Care Act 2001. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) by S.I. 2003/49 art. 2Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) by S.I. 2003/761 art. 2(2)(a)Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) by S.I. 2004/1425 art. 2Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Health and Social Care Act 2001Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/713 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 15)S.I. 2003/850 art. 2 3 commences (2001 c. 15)S.I. 2003/2246 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 17)S.I. 2004/288 art. 2-6 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2004/480 art. 2-5 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2004/759 art. 2-13 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2004/1009 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2004/1019 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2005/2925 art. 2 4-11 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2006/345 art. 2-7 commences (2003 c. 43)S.I. 2006/378 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2005 c. 15)S.I. 2006/1407 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12 13 commences (2002 c. 17 and 2003 c. 43)S.I. 2008/1972 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 28)S.I. 2008/2497 art. 2-7 commences (2008 c. 14)S.I. 2009/462 art. 2-5 Sch. 1 commences (2008 c. 14)S.I. 2009/631 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 14)S.I. 2009/2567 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 14)S.I. 2011/849 art. 2 commences (2010 nawm 2)S.I. 2011/986 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 14) Direct paymentsE+W+S+N.I.57 Direct paymentsE+W(1)Regulations may make provision for and in connection with requiring or authorising the responsible authority in the case of a person of a prescribed description who falls within subsection (2) to make, with that person’s consent, such payments to him as they may determine in accordance with the regulations in respect of his securing the provision of the service mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection.
(2)A person falls within this subsection if a local authority (“the responsible authority”) have decided—
(a)under section 47 of the 1990 Act (assessment by local authorities of needs for community care services) that his needs call for the provision by them of a particular community care service (within the meaning of section 46 of that Act), or
(b)under section 2(1) of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (c. 16) (services for carers) to provide him with a particular service under that Act.
(3)Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—
(a)specifying circumstances in which the responsible authority are not required or authorised to make any payments under the regulations to a person, whether those circumstances relate to the person in question or to the particular service mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2);
(c)for the responsible authority to make for the purposes of subsection (4) or (5) such determination as to—
(ii)the amount (if any) which it would be reasonably practicable for him to pay to the authority by way of reimbursement or contribution,
(g)displacing functions or obligations of the responsible authority with respect to the provision of the service mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) only to such extent, and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed;
(h)authorising direct payments to be made to any prescribed person on behalf of the payee.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) “gross payments” means payments—
(5)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) “net payments” means payments—
(a)which are made on the basis that the payee will himself pay an amount or amounts determined under the regulations by way of contribution towards the cost of securing the provision of the service concerned; and
(b)which are accordingly made at such a rate below that mentioned in subsection (4)(a) as reflects any such contribution by the payee.
(6)Regulations under this section shall provide that, where direct payments are made in respect of a service which, apart from the regulations, would be provided under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) (after-care)—
(a)the payments shall be made at the rate mentioned in subsection (4)(a); and
(b)subsection (4)(b) shall not apply.
(7)Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (3)(a) may provide that direct payments shall not be made in respect of the provision of residential accommodation for any person for a period in excess of a prescribed period.
(8)In this section “prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations under this section.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 57(3)-(5)(7) applied (with modifications) (prosp.) by 1989 c. 41, s. 17A(3) (as substituted (prosp.) by 2001 c. 15, ss. 58, 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4))Commencement InformationI1S. 57 partly in force; s. 57 in force for certain purposes at 11.5.2001, see s. 70(2)Prospective58 Direct payments in respect of childrenE+W+S+N.I.For section 17A of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) there shall be substituted—
“17A Direct payments(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring or authorising the responsible authority in the case of a person of a prescribed description who falls within subsection (2) to make, with that person’s consent, such payments to him as they may determine in accordance with the regulations in respect of his securing the provision of the service mentioned in that subsection.
and a local authority (“the responsible authority”) have decided for the purposes of section 17 that the child’s needs (or, if he is such a disabled child, his needs) call for the provision by them of a service in exercise of functions conferred on them under that section.
(3)Subsections (3) to (5) and (7) of section 57 of the 2001 Act shall apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to regulations under this section as they apply in relation to regulations under that section.
(a)the payments shall be made at the rate mentioned in subsection (4)(a) of section 57 of the 2001 Act (as applied by subsection (3)); and
(b)subsection (4)(b) of that section shall not apply.
(b)a person who is in receipt of income support, working families’ tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit under Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) or of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.
“the 2001 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001;
“prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations under this section (and has the same meaning in the provisions of the 2001 Act mentioned in subsection (3) as they apply by virtue of that subsection).”
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