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Response to the consultation on the extension and revision of Direct Payments Regulations

  • Launch date:
    19 August 2008
  • Closing date:
    11 November 2008
  • Creator/s:
    Department of Health
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown
  • Gateway number:
    11526
  • Outcome published:
    19 March 2009

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 extended direct payments to adults who lack the capacity to consent to their receipt. From August to November 2008, the Department of Health consulted on regulations implementing the extension. This document summarises the responses to the consultation and outlines what subsequent action the Department proposes to take.

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