F1SCHEDULE A1Direct payments: after-care under the Mental Health Act 1983

Modifications to section 51

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For subsection (1) of section 51 substitute—

“(1)

Regulations may require or allow a local authority to make payments to a person in respect of a child to whom section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after-care) applies that are equivalent to the cost of providing or arranging the provision of after-care services for the child under that section.”

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In subsection (3)(a) and (b) of that section, for “who has needs for care and support” (in each place it occurs) substitute “ to whom section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 applies ” .

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In subsection (5)(a) of that section, for “meeting the child's needs” substitute “ discharging its duty towards the child under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 ” .