Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision for local authorities to set up voucher schemes, whereby the carers of disabled adults or the person with parental responsibility for disabled children can have a break from caring, during which the person they care for can be provided with alternative care.

Regulation 3 provides that the value of a voucher may be expressed in terms of either money or the delivery of a service for a specified period of time.

Regulation 4 sets out who may be issued with a voucher.

Regulation 5 sets out conditions for redeeming a voucher.

Regulation 6 allows for the provision, in specified circumstances, of services which are additional to, or more expensive than, the service which can be secured using the voucher.

Regulation 7 specifies the maximum period of residential accommodation which may be secured using a voucher.

These Regulations do not impose costs on business.