Transition: when a child becomes a young personE+W
15.—(1) Where a child in respect of whom direct payments are being made becomes a young person, the local authority must take reasonable steps to ascertain whether the young person consents to receive direct payments.
(2) Where the young person has notified the local authority in writing that he or she wishes to receive direct payments, the local authority must make direct payments where the making of such payments is in accordance with regulations 5 and 6.
(3) Where the young person consents in writing that the local authority continues to make direct payments to the young person's parent or the nominee, the local authority must do so.
(4) Where the young person notifies the local authority in writing that they do not consent to the making of direct payments, the authority must stop direct payments as soon as reasonably practicable.