Part III Local Authority Support for Children and Families

Provision of services for children and their families

F117B Vouchers for persons with parental responsibility for disabled children.

1

The F2appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision for the issue by a local authority of vouchers to a person with parental responsibility for a disabled child.

2

“Voucher” means a document whereby, if the local authority agrees with the person with parental responsibility that it would help him care for the child if the person with parental responsibility had a break from caring, that person may secure the temporary provision of services for the child under section 17.

3

The regulations may, in particular, provide—

a

for the value of a voucher to be expressed in terms of money, or of the delivery of a service for a period of time, or both;

b

for the person who supplies a service against a voucher, or for the arrangement under which it is supplied, to be approved by the local authority;

c

for a maximum period during which a service (or a service of a prescribed description) can be provided against a voucher.