Content of plans
3.—(1) A care and support plan and a support plan must contain a description of—
(a)the person’s eligible needs,
(b)the personal outcomes,
(c)the actions to be taken by the local authority and the actions to be taken by other persons to help the person achieve the personal outcomes or to otherwise meet their eligible needs,
(d)the arrangements for monitoring the extent to which the personal outcomes have been achieved, and
(e)the arrangements for the review of the plan.
(2) Where some or all of the person’s needs are to be met by making direct payments, a care and support plan and a support plan must also contain a description of—
(a)the eligible needs which are to be met by direct payments(1), and
(b)the amount and frequency of the direct payments.
(3) Where enquiries have been made by the local authority in accordance with its duty under section 126(1) of the Act (adults at risk), the care and support plan for the individual who is the subject of those enquiries must contain a record of the conclusion of the enquiries.
Regulations under sections 50 to 53 of the Act may require or allow a local authority to make payments to a person towards the cost of meeting their needs. Such payments are referred to in the Act as “direct payments”.