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3.—(1) A direct payment may be made to a person who—
(a)is a person for whose benefit anything may or must be provided or arranged by a health body—
(i)under the 2006 Act, or
(ii)in the case of a CCG or the Board, under any other enactment; and
(b)consents to the making of a direct payment to them.
(2) In determining whether a direct payment should be made to a person falling within paragraph (1), a health body must have regard to—
(a)whether it is appropriate for a person with that person’s condition;
(b)the impact of that condition on that person’s life; and
(c)whether a direct payment represents value for money.
(3) A direct payment may only be made to a person falling within paragraph (1) if the person—
(a)is aged 16 or over;
(b)has capacity to consent to the making of a direct payment to them; and
(c)is not a person described in the Schedule (persons excluded from direct payments).
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