PART 4 E+W MEETING NEEDS

Direct payments E+W

[F1 53A Direct payments: after-care under the Mental Health Act 1983 E+W

The ways in which a local authority may discharge its duty under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 include by making direct payments, and for that purpose Schedule A1 has effect.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 53A inserted (1.1.2026 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1), ss. 20(2)(c), 29(2); S.I. 2025/1257, art. 3(1)(d)(iii)