Your local Centre for Independent Living can assist you throughout the following process - 

• Local Health & Social Care Trust staff carry out assessment of need


• Local Health & Social Care Trust agrees funding of Direct Payments package


• Sign agreement accepting Direct Payment conditions


• Open separate bank account to be used solely for Direct Payments


• Consider how budget and payroll will be managed


• Arrange Employers Liability Insurance


• Recruit staff


• Identify training needs of staff


• Issue staff with Written Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment


• Consider back up arrangements


• Provide local Health & Social Care Trust with annotated bank statements