Notification of decision8.

(1)

A local authority must notify a person who applies for kinship care assistance described in article 7 of that local authority’s decision, and the reasons for that decision, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(2)

Notice under paragraph (1) which relates to a payment must include, where applicable—

(a)

the method of determination of the amount;

(b)

where kinship care assistance is to be paid by instalments—

(i)

the amount of each instalment;

(ii)

the frequency of the payment;

(iii)

the period for which kinship care assistance is to be paid; and

(iv)

the date of the first payment;

(c)

where kinship care assistance is to be paid as a single payment, the amount and the date the payment is to be made.