SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Cross-border placements

Direct payments

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1

Regulations may provide for this Schedule to apply, with such modifications as may be specified, to a case where accommodation in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland is provided for an adult by means of direct payments made by an authority in another of the territories.

2

The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to direct payments accordingly includes a reference to direct payments made—

a

under section 50 or 52 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014,

b

as a result of a choice made by the adult pursuant to section 5 of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013, or

c

by virtue of section 8 of the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.