Regulation 11 Conditions
(1)
Where the Commissioner decides to provide financial assistance to a relevant child pursuant to regulation 10 the assistance may be provided subject to either or both of the conditions specified in paragraph (2).
(2)
The conditions are that—
(a)
The Commissioner may recover the reasonable cost of providing the assistance from any sums paid by other parties for this purpose in the proceedings concerned;
(b)
The assistance provided does not duplicate assistance which has been or may be provided under any enactment.
(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) it is immaterial whether the sums paid by other parties are payable by virtue of a decision of a court or tribunal, an agreement reached to avoid proceedings or to bring them to an end, or otherwise.