Care Act 2014

Prospective

Direct payments U.K.

9 (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. U.K.

(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.