Child Support Agency
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The Child Support Agency was a UK government body responsible for assessing, collecting, and enforcing child maintenance payments from non-resident parents.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| appliesTo | separated parents ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionProcess | phased closure ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| enforcementPowers |
bailiff action
ⓘ
committal to prison (via courts) ⓘ deduction from earnings orders ⓘ driving licence disqualification (via courts) ⓘ liability orders ⓘ |
| fundingSource | UK central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
assessing child maintenance
ⓘ
collecting child maintenance ⓘ enforcing child maintenance ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Child Support Act 1991
NERFINISHED
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subsequent child support legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| mandate | to ensure children receive financial support from non-resident parents ⓘ |
| northernIrelandEquivalent | Northern Ireland Child Support Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
complex calculation formulae
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frequent organisational reforms ⓘ high error rates in assessments ⓘ large arrears of unpaid maintenance ⓘ |
| operatedInJurisdiction | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department for Work and Pensions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | court-based child maintenance arrangements ⓘ |
| reasonForReform |
IT system failures
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administrative problems ⓘ backlogs in case handling ⓘ public criticism ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Child Maintenance Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | Great Britain but not Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
child maintenance
ⓘ
social security ⓘ |
| serviceTarget |
non-resident parents
ⓘ
parents with care ⓘ |
| serviceType | statutory child maintenance scheme ⓘ |
| serviceUsers | separated families in Great Britain ⓘ |
| startDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| supervisingMinistry |
Department for Work and Pensions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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