# The Special Educational Needs (Personal Budgets) Regulations 2014, Regulation 4: Request for a personal budget including direct payments


(1) A child’s parent or a young person may make a request to a local authority for a personal budget, including a request for direct payments, at any time during the period in which—
(a) the draft EHC plan is being prepared in accordance with section 38 of the 2014 Act; or
(b) the EHC plan is being reviewed or re-assessed under section 44 of the 2014 Act.
(2) Where a request for direct payments has been made, a local authority must consider that request.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111114056/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-special-educational-needs-personal-budgets-regulations-2014/regulation-4
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