# The Carers and Disabled Children (Vouchers) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000;
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2003 Regulations” means the Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) Regulations 2003;
“Children Act services” means services provided under section 17 of the 1989 Act;
“Children Act voucher” means a voucher as defined in section 17B(2) of the 1989 Act;
“community care voucher” means a voucher as defined in section 3(2) of the Act;
“relevant parent” means, in relation to a Children Act voucher, a person with parental responsibility for the disabled child;
“relevant supplier of services” means a supplier of services with whom the local authority has entered into a contract to provide community care services or Children Act services;
“service” means either a Children Act service or a community care service;
“supplier of services” means an establishment or agency in respect of which a person is registered under the Care Standards Act 2000;
“service user” means the person cared for or the disabled child to whom the services are to be supplied using a voucher;
“voucher” means either a Children Act voucher or a community care voucher; and
“voucher holder” means someone to whom a voucher has been issued in accordance with regulation 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1216/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carers-and-disabled-children-vouchers-england-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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