# The Special Educational Needs (Direct Payments) (Pilot Scheme) Order 2012, Paragraph 3: Request for direct payments

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a local authority has—
(a) served a copy of a statement or an amended statement of special educational needs in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 27 to the 1996 Act; or
(b) carried out an assessment of a beneficiary’s learning difficulties in accordance with section 139A of the 2000 Act, and has prepared the written report referred to in section 139B(3) of the 2000 Act,
the authority must provide P with information and advice about direct payments under section 532A(1) of the 1996 Act and if P requests the authority to consider making a direct payment under that section, the authority must consider that request.
(2) In this paragraph P means—
(a) the parent of a beneficiary where the beneficiary has not yet attained the age of 16;
(b) the beneficiary where the beneficiary has attained the age of 16 and has capacity to consent to the making of direct payments to them; or
(c) a representative.
(3) The duty to provide information and advice under sub-paragraph (1) shall cease at the end of 31st August 2014.
(4) The duty to consider a request made under sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to a request received after 31st August 2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/206/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-direct-payments-pilot-scheme-order-2012/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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