# The Care and Support (Direct Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/167/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-and-support-direct-payments-amendment-regulations-2016/note
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