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Direct payments 'suitable person' guidance: guidance developed by the All Wales Direct Payments Forum in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government
- Authors:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government, ALL WALES DIRECT PAYMENTS FORUM
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2011 extend the scope of direct payments to include adults lacking capacity to give their consent to a direct payments arrangement, by allowing them to access the service via the use of a ‘suitable person’. This document, produced by the All Wales Direct Payments Forum in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government, gives further guidance to local authorities on the appointment of a suitable person. Areas covered in the guidance include a description of what a representative or surrogate is; how to determine the suitability of a suitable person; procedures once a suitable person has been agreed; and reviewing arrangements. It should be read alongside the Regulations and the Assembly Government’s statutory ‘Direct Payments Guidance’ (2011).
Direct payments guidance: Community Care, Services for Carers and Children's Services (Direct Payments (Wales) Guidance 2011
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Guidance to help local authority social services in making, managing and administering direct payments. The guidance applies to children's adults' services and services for carers. It explains how direct payments schemes should be developed locally, how issues of consent, capacity and ability to manage should be approached, and how direct payments should be used. It sets out specific delivery issues, including: choice and risk; health and safety; close relatives; direct payments recipients as employers; and Criminal Record Checks. It then explains where additional support is required and available, describes the monitoring and review process, and includes a section on troubleshooting . Further information and contacts are included in the annexes. The guidance replaces the Direct Payments Policy and Practice Guidance 2004.