Regulation 8 Further conditions which a local authority may apply to the making of direct paymentsI1
England and Wales
(1)
A local authority may make a direct payment subject to further conditions.
(2)
Conditions imposed under paragraph (1) may, for example, include a requirement that—
(a)
the needs in respect of which payment is being made may not be met by a particular person;
(b)
the recipient of the payments must provide information reasonably required by the local authority for the purposes of ensuring that direct payments are an appropriate way of meeting A’s needs.
(3)
A condition imposed under paragraph (2)(a) must not require that A’s needs may only be met by a particular person.