4. In the definition of “gross annual income” in regulation 2(1) of the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006(1), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)any direct payments made under sections 31 to 33 of the Care Act 2014 (direct payments) or under regulations made under section 17A of the Children Act 1989 (direct payments), section 57(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments) or section 49(3) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (personal budgets and direct payments);”.
S.I. 2006/2492, amended by S.I. 2009/1887; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.