Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 20th December 2001.

Amendment of the principal Regulations2

The Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19972 are amended by inserting in regulation 2(2) (persons to whom direct payments may be made) before sub-paragraph (b) the following:–

aa

who, in the case of a service under section 22(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 19953 (promotion of welfare of children in need), is–

i

a child in need aged less than 16 years, or

ii

entitled to such a service in respect of a child in need, otherwise than as a parent of, or person having parental responsibility for, that child.

MALCOLM CHISHOLMA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh