(1)A local authority may require a person to pay a charge to the authority for providing or arranging the provision of care and support or (in the case of a carer) support under sections 35 to 45 to meet a person’s needs.
(2)A charge imposed under subsection (1) may cover only the cost that the local authority incurs in meeting the needs to which the charge applies.
(3)But where a local authority is meeting needs because section 35(4)(b)(ii), 36, 38, 41(2), (4) or (6)(a)(i), 43(2) or (4)(a)(i) or 45 applies, it may require a person to pay a charge to the authority (in addition to any charge imposed under subsection (1)) for putting in place the arrangements for meeting those needs.
(4)A local authority’s power to impose a charge under this section is subject to—
(a)the provision made in regulations under section 61 or 62 (if any), and
(b)its duties under sections 63, 66 and 67 (if applicable).