Explanatory note

Regulation 2 of these Regulations omits Staffordshire County Council from Schedule 2 to the Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014 (the 2014 Regulations) so that they may no longer make direct payments for the provision of accommodation in a care home for a period of more than 4 consecutive weeks in any 12 month period.

Regulation 3 provides in effect that regulation 2 has no effect in respect of direct payments made by that local authority to an adult whose needs for such accommodation for such a period were being met by the making of a direct payment by the authority immediately before these Regulations come into force.

A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations is foreseen.