PART 2 Direct Payments

3 Persons to whom a direct payment may be made
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).