Part III Contributions towards maintenance of children looked after by local authorities [in England]
Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41) | Legislation

Part III Contributions towards maintenance of children looked after by local authorities [in England]

Liability to contribute

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(1)     Where a local authority are looking after a child (other than in the cases mentioned in sub-paragraph (7)) they shall consider whether they should recover contributions towards the child's maintenance from any person liable to contribute (“a contributorâ€).

(2)     An authority may only recover contributions from a contributor if they consider it reasonable to do so.

(3)     The persons liable to contribute are—

(a)     where the child is under sixteen, each of his parents;

(b)     where he has reached the age of sixteen, the child himself.

(4)     A parent is not liable to contribute during any period when he is in receipt [of universal credit (except in such circumstances as may be prescribed),] of income support [under] [Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992] [, of any element of child tax credit other than the family element, of working tax credit][, of an income-based jobseeker's allowance or of an income-related employment and support allowance].

(5)     A person is not liable to contribute towards the maintenance of

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