Legislation

Section 58 – Direct payments in respect of children

Introduction

This section inserts section 17A into the Children Act 1989, which allows regulations to set out (for England) a direct payments scheme for the provision of children’s services related to disability. In Wales, direct payments for both children and adults are dealt with by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

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