Persons subject to requirements imposed in relation to drug or alcohol use14
1
This regulation applies to persons listed in the Schedule.
2
A local authority may make a direct payment to a person to whom this regulation applies but only if it attaches conditions in the terms set out in paragraph (3) and the further condition in paragraph (4) is met.
3
The conditions which must be attached are—
a
that A agrees and remains in agreement that the payments are made to a person (“B”) to manage on A’s behalf; and
b
that B agrees and remains in agreement to receive the payments and to manage the payments to meet A’s needs for care and support.
4
The further condition is that the local authority is satisfied that B is an appropriate person to receive and manage payments on A’s behalf.