Paragraph 6 Notice of provision of additional services
A contractor may provide additional services only in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), after giving notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).
The contractor may only provide additional services if—
an eligible person has requested the contractor to provide those services to him, or, where the eligible person is incapable of making such a request, a relative of his, a primary carer of that eligible person or a duly authorised person has made such a request; and
subject to sub-paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), it has notified the PCT in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) and, if applicable, (4) and the PCT has not informed the contractor that it is not content with the changes notified under sub-paragraph (4).
The contractor shall notify the PCT of its intention to provide additional services—
where they are to be provided to 3 or more eligible persons at a day centre or residential centre, at least 3 weeks and not more than 8 weeks in advance of that provision; or
in any other case, not more than 8 weeks, but not less then 48 hours (except that no part of a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday shall count towards that period of 48 hours) before that provision,
identifying the persons to whom the services are to be provided and specifying the date and approximate time when it will provide them.
If the contractor wishes to change any of the matters of which it has notified the PCT under sub-paragraph (3), it must so notify the PCT at least 48 hours (except that no part of a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday shall count towards that period) before—
if it wishes to provide additional services to further or different persons, that provision;
if it wishes to change the date or time of the provision of those services, both—
the previously notified date of that provision, and
if the notification is to change the date, the date so notified.
If the contractor is unable to attend the place at which it has notified the PCT that it would be attending, it may instead, on that day and at that approximate time, provide additional services at another location, provided that the PCT notifies the contractor that the PCT agrees to that.
In a case to which paragraph (5) applies the contractor may attend and provide additional services at the originally notified place at such time as the PCT shall agree.
In a case where circumstances have arisen whereby it was not possible to notify in accordance with sub-paragraph (4)(a), the contractor may provide additional services to up to 3 other eligible persons at the previously notified time and place.