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Direct Payments and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
You can find out how we will store and use data about you in our Adult and Health Services Privacy Notice.
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Direct Payments and self-employed workers
If the person you choose to provide your care tells you that they are self-employed, you should ask them to check their status with HM Revenue and Customs.
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Choice of residential care and third party top-ups
Find out about your rights to choose where you want to live and what you will have to do if you wish to choose residential care.
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Direct Payments - moving from children's to adult services
When your child reaches the age of 18 there will be some changes.
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Direct payments - you are a personal assistant (PA)
If you become a personal assistant for someone receiving direct payments they become your employer.
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Direct Payments - ending your Direct Payments
If your Direct Payments are to end, your social worker or care coordinator will need to be told. They will then inform the Direct Payments Team of the date that...
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Working as a Personal Assistant (PA) to provide care and support
Information about Personal Assistant role.
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Paying for extra care services
Extra Care is specially designed housing with on-site care and support to offer older and disabled people an alternative to moving into a care home. Extra Care ...
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Resolving disagreements (special educational needs and disabilities)
All councils must make sure that parents and young people have access to independent disagreement resolution services.
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Welcome to Durham's Local Offer
Our Local Offer information has been developed to allow parents, carers and young people see more clearly what services are available locally to meet their educ...