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Childcare Payments Act 2014

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23 Refunds of payments made from childcare accounts

(1) Where— (a) a payment is made to a person from a childcare account, and (b) the whole or part of the payment is repayable by that person to the account-holder, so much of the payment as is repayable must be repaid by that person into the childcare account. (2) Where— (a) a payment made to a person consists of an amount paid from a childcare account and an amount that is not paid from the childcare account, and (b) the whole or part of the payment (“the repayable amount”) is repayable by that person to the account-holder, so much of the repayable amount as exceeds the amount not paid from the childcare account must be repaid by that person into the childcare account. (3) In a case where— (a) a person would (in the absence of this subsection) be required by subsection (1) or (2) to repay an amount (“the repayable amount”) into a childcare account, but (b) the childcare account has been closed, the person must pay the repayable amount to the person or body who was the account provider in relation to the account (“the relevant account provider”). (4) The relevant account provider must— (a) pay the top-up element of the repayable amount to HMRC, and (b) pay the remainder of that amount to the person who held the childcare account. (For provision about calculating the top-up element of an amount, see section 21.)

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23 Refunds of payments made from childcare accounts

(1) Where— (a) a payment is made to a person from a childcare account, and (b) the whole or part of the payment is repayable by that person to the account-holder, so much of the payment as is repayable must be repaid by that person into the childcare account. (2) Where— (a) a payment made to a person consists of an amount paid from a childcare account and an amount that is not paid from the childcare account, and (b) the whole or part of the payment (“the repayable amount”) is repayable by that person to the account-holder, so much of the repayable amount as exceeds the amount not paid from the childcare account must be repaid by that person into the childcare account. (3) In a case where— (a) a person would (in the absence of this subsection) be required by subsection (1) or (2) to repay an amount (“the repayable amount”) into a childcare account, but (b) the childcare account has been closed, the person must pay the repayable amount to the person or body who was the account provider in relation to the account (“the relevant account provider”). (4) The relevant account provider must— (a) pay the top-up element of the repayable amount to HMRC, and (b) pay the remainder of that amount to the person who held the childcare account. (For provision about calculating the top-up element of an amount, see section 21.)

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