# The Local Government (Direct Service Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1993, Regulation 9: Allowable costs of employing disabled persons


(1) For the purposes of this regulation—
“disabled person” means any person who is a disabled person within the meaning of section 1 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944;
“relevant costs” means the costs which—
(a) arise out of, or are attributable to, the employment of disabled persons which would not be incurred if such persons were not disabled persons, and
(b) would arise out of, or be attributable to, the performance of the work by disabled persons if the bid were successful.
(2) The following amount shall be an allowable cost, namely the amount, if any, by which the relevant costs exceed the amount of any grant paid, or to be paid, to the local authority by the Department of Employment in aid of the employment of disabled persons, which, if the bid were successful, would be attributable to the employment of disabled persons in relation to the work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/848/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-direct-service-organisations-competition-regulations-1993/regulation-9
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