Part 2Disabled people: right to control provision of services
Introductory
39Relevant services
1
In this Part “relevant services” means services—
a
which are provided to or for the benefit of a disabled person (“P”) (whether or not in connection with P’s disability), and
b
which relate to one or more of the following matters.
2
Those matters are—
a
the provision of further education for P;
b
facilitating the undertaking by P of further education or higher education;
c
the provision of training for P;
d
securing employment for P;
e
facilitating P’s continued employment;
f
enabling P to live independently or more independently in P’s home;
g
the provision of residential accommodation for P;
h
enabling P to overcome barriers to participation in society.
3
Relevant services also include the provision by or on behalf of a relevant authority to or for the benefit of a disabled person of grants or loans relating to one or more of the matters mentioned in subsection (2).
4
Relevant services do not include excluded services (provision as to direct payments relating to excluded services being made by other legislation).
5
Subsection (4) is subject to section 44(4) (which relates to pilot schemes) and to section 48 (which gives power to repeal the exclusion of community care services).
6
In relation to England and Wales, the following are excluded services—
a
community care services,
b
services provided under the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (c. 16), and
c
services provided under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (provision of services for children in need, their families and others).
7
In relation to Scotland, the following are excluded services—
a
community care services, and
b
services provided under section 22(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) (promotion of welfare of children in need).
8
In this section “further education” and “higher education”—
a
in relation to England and Wales, have the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);
b
in relation to Scotland, have the same meaning as in the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37).