The Care and Support (Preventing Needs for Care and Support) Regulations 2014

These Regulations make provision under the Care Act 2014 (“the Act”) for when a local authority can make a charge for the provision of services, facilities and resources under section 2 of the Act. Section 2(1) requires a local authority to provide or arrange for the provision of services, facilities or resources (or take other steps) which it considers will contribute towards preventing, delaying or reducing the needs for care and support of adults or for support in relation to carers. Section 2(3) provides the power to make regulations permitting a local authority to charge and prohibiting a local authority from making a charge. Section 2(5) provides that a charge may only cover the cost that the local authority incurs in providing or arranging for the provision of the service, facility or resource.