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Children Act 1989

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11F ... Activity directions and conditions: financial assistance

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising him to make payments to assist individuals falling within subsection (2) in paying relevant charges or fees. (2) An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by an activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that is expected to help to establish, maintain or improve the involvement of that or another individual in the life of a child, not being a child ordinarily resident in Wales. (3) The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision authorising it to make payments to assist individuals falling within subsection (4) in paying relevant charges or fees. (4) An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by an activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that is expected to help to establish, maintain or improve the involvement of that or another individual in the life of a child who is ordinarily resident in Wales. (5) A relevant charge or fee, in relation to an activity required by an activity direction or condition, is a charge or fee in respect of the activity payable to the person providing the activity. (6) Regulations under this section may provide that no assistance is available to an individual unless— (a) the individual satisfies such conditions as regards his financial resources as may be set out in the regulations; (b) the activity in which the individual is required by an activity direction or condition to take part is provided to him in England or Wales; (c) where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in England, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State as a provider of activities required by an activity direction or condition; (d) where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in Wales, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the National Assembly for Wales as a provider of activities required by a an activity direction or condition. (7) Regulations under this section may make provision— (a) as to the maximum amount of assistance that may be paid to or in respect of an individual as regards an activity in which he is required by a an activity direction or condition to take part; (b) where the amount may vary according to an individual's financial resources, as to the method by which the amount is to be determined; (c) authorising payments by way of assistance to be made directly to persons providing activities required by an activity direction or condition.

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11F ... Activity directions and conditions: financial assistance

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising him to make payments to assist individuals falling within subsection (2) in paying relevant charges or fees. (2) An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by an activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that is expected to help to establish, maintain or improve the involvement of that or another individual in the life of a child, not being a child ordinarily resident in Wales. (3) The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision authorising it to make payments to assist individuals falling within subsection (4) in paying relevant charges or fees. (4) An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by an activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that is expected to help to establish, maintain or improve the involvement of that or another individual in the life of a child who is ordinarily resident in Wales. (5) A relevant charge or fee, in relation to an activity required by an activity direction or condition, is a charge or fee in respect of the activity payable to the person providing the activity. (6) Regulations under this section may provide that no assistance is available to an individual unless— (a) the individual satisfies such conditions as regards his financial resources as may be set out in the regulations; (b) the activity in which the individual is required by an activity direction or condition to take part is provided to him in England or Wales; (c) where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in England, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State as a provider of activities required by an activity direction or condition; (d) where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in Wales, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the National Assembly for Wales as a provider of activities required by a an activity direction or condition. (7) Regulations under this section may make provision— (a) as to the maximum amount of assistance that may be paid to or in respect of an individual as regards an activity in which he is required by a an activity direction or condition to take part; (b) where the amount may vary according to an individual's financial resources, as to the method by which the amount is to be determined; (c) authorising payments by way of assistance to be made directly to persons providing activities required by an activity direction or condition.

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