Service Users Responsibilities Sample Clauses

Service Users Responsibilities a. You cannot, by law, use payments to secure services from a spouse, partner or from a close relative living in the same household, unless you have the written agreed from the Advisory Teacher, who must be satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances and that this is the only appropriate way of securing the relevant services. b. You may ask someone to help you manage the payments but you must remain in control of the arrangements and will be held accountable for the way in which the payments are used. c. As a condition for receiving payments, you are required to open a separate direct payment bank account at a bank or building society of your choice. All payments which you receive will be paid into this account to purchase services in accordance with the statement of SEN for your child and not used for any other purpose. d. You are required to keep an account of all income and expenditure and meet the following conditions in addition to the other obligations in this Agreement. Appendix D provides a template to support the process of collating the required information: • Payments from your payment account may only be made by cheque, standing order, direct debit or bank transfer • Your payment account must not become overdrawn • Cash must not be drawn from your payment account or transferred to another personal account • Cash cards or credit cards must not be used • You are required to produce bank statements, invoices and receipts as proof of purchases including any wage slips if you are employing people • You must complete an income and expenditure return in accordance with the payment schedule, to show all financial activity within your designated payment account. This is to be returned to Pembrokeshire County Council on a termly basis. e. Where you use direct payments to employ people, you are expected to abide by any legal responsibilities which apply to an employer. These include ensuring that any tax and national insurance payments are made. If you secure services from someone who is self employed, you should obtain proof of their self employed status. You are responsible for any police checks which are necessary prior to the employment of any personal assistants you employ. You must take out an employer’s public liability insurance for an adequate amount. You will be responsible for complying with health and safety legislation in respect of your employees. f. It is advisable to have emergency/contingency plans in place to cover any breakdown i...