Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Liability to contribute
Version Superseded: 01/09/2021
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Point in time view as at 22/06/2021.
Changes to legislation:
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Cross Heading: Liability to contribute is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 July 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Liability to contributeE+W
1(1)Where a local authority is looking after a child (other than in the cases mentioned in sub-paragraph (8)) it must consider whether it should recover contributions towards the child's maintenance from any person liable to contribute (“a contributor”).E+W
(2)An authority may only recover contributions from a contributor if it considers it reasonable to do so.
(3)A person is liable to contribute if he or she is an adult with parental responsibility for the child.
(4)A person is not liable to contribute during any period when the person is in receipt of a benefit which falls within a category specified in regulations.
(5)In sub-paragraph (4) “benefit” includes any allowance, payment, credit or loan.
(6)A person is not liable to contribute towards the maintenance of a child in the care of a local authority in respect of any period during which the child is living with a parent of the child under arrangements made by the authority in accordance with section 81.
(7)A contributor is not obliged to make any contribution towards a child's maintenance except as agreed or determined in accordance with this Schedule.
(8)The cases are those in which the child is looked after by a local authority under—
(a)section 76;
(b)an interim care order under the Children Act 1989;
[(c)section 260 of the Sentencing Code.]
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Commencement Information
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