7.—(1) A direct payment may be made to a person who—
(a)is a person—
(i)for whose benefit the pilot PCT is responsible, under or by virtue of the National Health Service Act 2006, for providing or securing the provision of services; or
(ii)who is entitled to receive after-care services from the pilot PCT;
(b)meets the criteria set out in the pilot scheme; and
(c)consents to the making of a direct payment to them.
(2) A direct payment may only be made to a person falling within paragraph (1) if the person—
(a)is aged 16 or over;
(b)has capacity to consent to the making of a direct payment to them; and
(c)is not a person described in the Schedule.