Repayment of direct payments18.
(1)
A responsible authority which has made a direct payment may require the payment or part of the payment to be repaid where it is satisfied that –
(a)
the direct payment or part of the payment has not been used in accordance with P’s support plan,
(b)
a condition imposed by or under regulation 14 or 15 has not been complied with, or
(c)
the sum paid exceeds that to which P is entitled under the level of funding as specified in the support plan.
(2)
Any sum falling to be repaid by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be recoverable as a debt due to the responsible authority.