Direct Payment Document - Part B Agreement - Suffolk County Council (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

9. The DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT agrees not to use the direct payment to purchase a

service from the spouse/partner of the assessed person, or from a close relative (or their

spouse or partner) who are living in their household without the permission of the

COUNTY COUNCIL under the 'exceptional conditions' arrangements.

10. Where the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT is a person or Trust acting on behalf of the

assessed person, they agree not to purchase a service from that person or any of the

Trustees without the permission of the COUNTY COUNCIL.

11. The DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT understands that they can not use their direct

payment to purchase any service that is provided by the COUNTY COUNCIL.

12. Where the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT employs staff or uses self employed staff the

COUNTY COUNCIL strongly recommends that appropriate checks be made through the

Criminal Records Bureau.

13. Where the direct payment is an on-going payment the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT

or their NOMINATED PERSON must operate the direct payment from a separate bank

account that is to be used only for transactions in respect of the direct payment, any ILF

funding, and any assessed charge contribution and personal contributions. Money paid

into this account under the terms of this agreement will be held solely in this account and

not transferred to any other account without the agreement of the COUNTY COUNCIL.

14. Where the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT’s direct payment allocation is decreased,

the COUNTY COUNCIL will give at least four weeks’ notice of the change in writing,

giving reasons for the change.

15. The DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT must provide a summary of income received and

expenditure incurred in relation to the direct payment at intervals requested by the

COUNTY COUNCIL. This information will be supplied in the format requested by the

COUNTY COUNCIL.

16. The COUNTY COUNCIL agrees to make a direct payment to the DIRECT PAYMENT

RECIPIENT for the assessed amount. Payments for ongoing direct payments will be

made in advance at 4 week intervals. This amount is paid net of any assessed personal

fairer charges contribution.

17. Where requested, the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT agrees to complete a financial

declaration form and will pay any assessed fairer charges contribution into their direct

payment bank account, or will use the amount to meet the outcomes agreed in their

support plan.

18. Where the DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT is unable to receive the service normally

purchased with their direct payment, (for example if they are admitted to hospital), the

COUNTY COUNCIL has the right to suspend the direct payment. However, the

COUNTY COUNCIL will carefully consider what contractual responsibilities the DIRECT

PAYMENT RECIPIENT has when determining whether to suspend the payment.

19. The DIRECT PAYMENT RECIPIENT agrees that monies paid by the COUNTY

COUNCIL under the terms of this agreement and held in the account, remain the

property of the COUNTY COUNCIL. In the event of the death of the DIRECT PAYMENT

RECIPIENT or the ending of the direct payment, the COUNTY COUNCIL have the right

to request the return of any unused monies. The COUNTY COUNCIL will carefully

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