The National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title and coming into force

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Patients to whom direct payments may be made

5. 4. Direct payments in respect of a child

6. 5. Direct payments in respect of patients who lack capacity

7. 6. Direct payments for patients who had but no longer have capacity

8. 7. Patients who gain or regain capacity: consent and review

9. 8. Nominated persons

10. 9. Consultation before a decision to make direct payments

11. 10. Information required for assessing ability to manage direct payments

12. 11. Care plan and care co-ordinator

13. 12. Information, advice or other support

14. 13. Decision to make direct payments

15. 14. Conditions following a decision to make direct payments: accounts and audit requirements

16. 15. Conditions following a decision to make direct payments: conditions for securing services

17. 16. Provision of information

18. 17. Amount of the direct payments

19. 18. Monitoring and review of direct payments

20. 19. Repayment of direct payments

21. 20. Recovery of amounts due as a civil debt

22. 21. Stopping direct payments

23. Signature

24. 1. Schedule

       Persons to or in respect of whom direct payments may not be made

       1. 1. In this Schedule “the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice...

       2. 2. This Schedule applies to a person who is—

25. Explanatory Note