The Special Educational Needs (Direct Payments) (Pilot Scheme) Order 2012

Effect of direct payment

2.—(1) Goods and services acquired by means of direct payments made in accordance with this scheme are to be treated as goods and services provided or arranged by a local authority in pursuance of the relevant statutory duty.

(2) In this paragraph “the relevant statutory duty” means—

(a) where the goods and services are the special educational provision specified in a statement of special educational needs under section 324 of the 1996 Act, the duty specified in section 324(5)(a)(i) of that Act;

(b) where the services relate to the travel arrangements specified under section 508B of the 1996 Act, the duty specified in section 508B(1) of that Act;

(c) where the services relate to the provision of transport or of anything else that may be the subject of arrangements under section 508F of the 1996 Act, the duty specified in section 508F(1) of that Act; and

(d) where the services relate to the provision of transport or anything else which may be the subject of arrangements under section 509AA of the 1996 Act, the duty specified in section 509AA(7) (b) of that Act.