Liability to contribute
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(1) Where a local authority is looking after a child (other than in the cases mentioned in sub-paragraph (8)[, and in cases where charging is prohibited by or under an enactment]) it must consider whether it should recover contributions towards the child's maintenance from any person liable to contribute (“a contributor”).
(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
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