The Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014

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Publication 2014-10-20
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Made: 20th October 2014

Laid before Parliament: 31st October 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33(1) and (2), 75(7), and 125(7) and (8) of the Care Act 2014[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

Cases where a local authority must not meet needs by making a direct payment

2

A local authority[^f00004] must not meet needs by making a direct payment[^f00005] if the adult[^f00006] whose needs are to be met is a person to whom Schedule 1 applies.

Conditions which must apply to the making of direct payments

3

in respect of any person from whom a service in respect of which a direct payment is made is secured.

Conditions which may apply to the making of direct payments

4

Steps which a local authority must take before making a direct payment under section 32 of the Act

5

Maximum periods of accommodation in a care home which may be secured by means of a direct payment

6

Review of direct payments

7

Making of direct payments for an adult who no longer has capacity to request the making of direct payments

8

Making of direct payments for an adult who no longer lacks capacity to request the making of direct payments

9

Harmonisation with payments made under other legislation

10

Where a direct payment is made for an adult for whom payments are made under section 12A (direct payments for health care) of the National Health Service Act 2006[^f00013] (“the 2006 Act”), the local authority must take reasonable steps to co-ordinate the systems, processes and requirements which it applies or imposes in relation to the direct payment with those which apply in relation to the payments made under the 2006 Act with a view to minimising the administrative or other burdens which they place on the adult for whom, or the nominated or authorised person to whom, the local authority makes the direct payment.

Direct payments in respect of after-care under the Mental Health Act 1983

11

SCHEDULE 1 — Adults Whose Needs the Local Authority Must Not Meet By Making Direct Payments

This Schedule applies to a person if they are—

SCHEDULE 2 — List Of Local Authorities Who Are Not Prohibited From Making A Direct Payment For The Purpose Of Securing Long Term Care In A Care Home

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Norman Lamb — Minister of State — Department of Health — 20th October 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations make provision for local authorities to meet a person’s needs by the making of a direct payment in accordance with sections 31 to 33 of the Care Act 2014 (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 prohibits a local authority from meeting needs by making a direct payment in the case of a person to whom Schedule 1 applies.

Regulations 3 and 4 set out conditions which may or must be imposed in respect of direct payments.

Regulation 5 sets out steps which a local authority must take in order to be satisfied that making direct payments under section 32 of the Act to an authorised person is an appropriate way to meet the needs in question.

Regulation 6 sets out the maximum periods of accommodation in a care home which may be secured by means of a direct payment in cases where the needs are met by a local authority that is not a local authority in Schedule 2.

Regulation 7 requires the authority to review the making of direct payments in certain circumstances.

Regulations 8 and 9 provide for the circumstances where a local authority is not required to terminate the making of direct payments in respect of people who no longer have capacity or no longer lack capacity to request a direct payment.

Regulation 10 applies in cases where a direct payment is made to a person who is in receipt of direct payments under section 12A of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) and requires local authorities to take reasonable steps to co–ordinate its systems and processes in respect of the direct payment with those in place for the direct payment made under the 2006 Act.

Regulation 11 applies these Regulations with modifications to cases where a direct payment is made under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

A separate impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations. These Regulations are part of a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment can be requested via careactconsultation@dh.gsi.gov.uk or the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS and is available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 c.23. The powers to make regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State, seesection 125(1). Section 75(7) of the Act provides that a local authority may discharge its duty under section 117 (after care) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20) by making direct payments and that section of, and paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 4 to, the Act modify section 33(2) accordingly.

[^f00002]: Section 33(1) was commenced for the purpose of making regulations by S.I. 2014/2473.

[^f00003]: 2000 c.14. Section 3 was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), Schedule 5(1), paragraph 4(2) and (3).

[^f00004]: Seesection 1(4) of the Act as to the meaning of “local authority”; the definition is limited to local authorities in England.

[^f00005]: Sections 31(3) and 32(3) interpret the expression “direct payment”.

[^f00006]: Seesection 2(8) for the meaning of “adult”.

[^f00007]: Seesection 32(4) of the Act for the meaning of “authorised person”.

[^f00008]: 1997 c.50; section 113B was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15) and was amended by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47), Schedule 9, paragraph 14(1) and (3); the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52), Schedule 16, paragraph 149; the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14), sections 79(1) and 80; the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26), sections 97(2) and 112(2) and Schedule 8, Part 8; the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), section 108(1) and (2); the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c.9), sections 79(2)(b), 80(1), 82(1), 82(2) and (3) and Schedule 9, paragraphs 35 and 37 and Schedule 10, Parts 5 and 6; the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22 ), Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraphs 55 and 60; and by S.I. 2009/203, S.I. 2010/1146 and 2012/3006.

[^f00009]: 2005 c.9.

[^f00010]: Section 80(2) of the Act provides that a reference in Part 1 to having or lacking capacity is to be interpreted in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

[^f00011]: Seesection 10(3) of the Act as to the meaning of “carer”.

[^f00012]: Seesection 26 of the Act as to the meaning of “personal budget”.

[^f00013]: 2006 c.41; section 12A was inserted by the Health Act 2009 (c.21), section 11 and amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), Schedule 4,paragraph 10 and S.I. 2013/1563.

[^f00014]: 1983 c.20; section 117 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17) Schedule 1, paragraphs 107(1) and (8)(b); the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c.52), Schedule 1, paragraph 15; the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c.43), Schedule 4, paragraph 12(17); the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c.17), Schedule 2, paragraphs 42 and 47; the Mental Health Act 2007 (c.12), Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 24 and Schedule 11, Part 5; the Health Act 2009 (c.21), Schedule 1, paragraph 3; the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), section 40(1) to (4); and by S.I. 2007/961and is prosectively amended by section 75 of the Act.

[^f00017]: Section 189 was amended by the 2012 Act, section 68(1) to (5) and S.I. 2005/643.

[^f00019]: Section 245 was repealed by the 2012 Act, Schedule 10, paragraph 22. Section 246 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52) (“the 2006 Act”), Schedule 16, paragraph 221; the 2008 Act, section 24; the 2012 Act, sections 110 to 112, Schedule 10, paragraph 23, Schedule 20, paragraph 5 and Schedule 14, paragraph 7; Section 246A was inserted by the 2012 Act, section 125. Section 247 was amended by the 2008 Act, Schedule 28(2), paragraph 1 and the 2012 Act, Schedule 17, paragraph 3. Section 248 was amended by the 2012 Act, section 116. Section 149 was amended by the 2012 Act, Schedule 10, paragraph 24, Schedule 14, paragraph 8 and Schedule 17, paragraph 4. Section 250 was amended by the 2012 Act, sections 111 and 117, Schedule 10, paragraph 25, Schedule 14, paragraph 9, Schedule 20, paragraph 6; the Offender Management Act 2007 (c.21), section 28; the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28) Schedule 6, paragraph 5. Section 252 was amended by the 2006 Act, Schedule 16, paragraph 224 of the 2012 Act, Schedule 10, paragraph 27. Section 253 was amended by the 2012 Act, section 114 and Schedule 10, paragraph 28 and S.I. 2008/912.

[^f00020]: 1997 c.43. Section 31 was amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37), Schedule 8, paragraph 131 and Schedule 10, paragraph 1; the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 (c.43), Schedule 7, paragraph 4(1); the 2003 Act, Schedule 18, paragraph 1, Schedule 32, paragraph 83 and Schedule 37, paragraph 1; the Children Act 2004 (c.31), Schedule 5; the 2008 Act, Schedule 28; S.I. 2005/886 ;and 2008/91. Section 31A was inserted by the 2003 Act, Schedule 18, paragraph 2 and amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 18, paragraph 2; the 2006 Act, Schedule 16, paragraph 141; the 2012 Act, section 117. Section 32 was amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 32, paragraph 84 and the 2008 Act, section 31 . Sections 32A and 32B were inserted by the 2012 Act, section 119.

[^f00021]: Section 64 is prospectively amended by the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c.11), section 11(2), Schedule 3, paragraph 13 and the prohibition on a person subject to a condition under that section does not apply until the date that the amendment comes into force.

[^f00022]: 2000 c.43. Section 64A is prospectively inserted by section 12 of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 which comes into force on a date to be appointed.

[^f00023]: Section 256AA is prospectively inserted by section 2 of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014.

[^f00024]: 2000 c.6. Sections 41 and 51 were repealed, with savings, by Schedule 37 to the 2003 Act.

[^f00025]: Section 52 was repealed, with savings, by Schedule 37 to the 2003 Act.

[^f00026]: 1995 c.46. Sections 227A to 227ZN (community payback orders) were inserted by section 14 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (“the 2010 Act”). Sections 228 to 230 were repealed, with savings, by Schedule 2(1), paragraph 17 of the 2010 Act.

[^f00027]: Section 234B was inserted by section 89 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37).

[^f00028]: 1989 c.45. Section 22 was amended by the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 9), section 47(3), Schedule 7, Part 1; the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33), section 134(5); the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), sections 27(2) and 34(2). It was modified by the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c.43), Schedule 5, paragraph 11 and S.I. 1995/910. Section 26 was repealed, with savings, by section 47(3), Schedule 7, Part 1 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993.

[^f00029]: 1993 c.9. Section 1 was amended by paragraph 98 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, section 1(2) of the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 7) and section 15(2) of the Management of Offenders etc (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 14) (“MOSA”). Section 1AA was inserted by section 15(3) of MOSA.

Editorial notes

[^key-050ddaeffc00b33950cd9e6a5388f541]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/644), regs. 1(2), 6(a)

[^key-61685596d2901104521912ea7e325d1e]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/644), regs. 1(2), 6(b)

[^key-b376c076555201a163b7adb6acf180f1]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/644), regs. 1(2), 6(c)

[^key-ef10a2cff2c86cb6fb9fa3ff91e6bc57]: Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.4.2015) by The Care and Support (Children’s Carers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/305), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(d)

[^key-af6ec634b5bd595b6385f8856b6c2c39]: Sch. 2 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d8df740820927c2f7a720e0add89ba29]: Sch. 1 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-07ae05272aaea822e3115eef167ffb44]: Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6925d36be802b94097d8c9e4d7e11d7d]: Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e761f8f121d6ae563331ddf4e61cfd2c]: Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d017c0e66d925ba394933c5614c37545]: Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f87c307e2b4c8032c8f0b9f09e2d0dd7]: Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0fc92ca8ec514400156f2039d282d647]: Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-845d758f4d70d0c5ee58a1184adb9c63]: Reg. 7 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-49bf32852efed8e0e047b6aab2ae2c1b]: Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-24f598a3a2a02d5c751e3003169ad626]: Reg. 9 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-39f2201857cdba7e58c6fda12ab365ed]: Reg. 10 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a2dc2481f109d242611ae3b48a0b9858]: Reg. 11 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0061ebb0fa34b2114eb931b92671ad65]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2016) by virtue of The Care and Support (Direct Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/167), regs. 1(1), 2 (with reg. 3)

[^key-e879fbf4a91903e1db0c88833930fa9b]: Words in reg. 1(3) inserted (W.) (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/48), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 31(2)

[^key-2be712a6787350d6c75aea632be869df]: Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(2)(a) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-405b8be311ce5912a5bbd0a640d27cb2]: Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(2)(b) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-eb0ce8737c37eac3914a2ac5bf5a612a]: Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(2)(c) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-9549a061594d46bf831dcb1c95fbf3d8]: Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(3)(a) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-4362c6ad78bdb81ce853dcaa05f4de6a]: Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(3)(b) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

[^key-3bb41e3a28883e81e752fc2cbb9d6f42]: Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 424(3)(c) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

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