Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
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The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is a UK law that reformed the child support system and related financial arrangements, including provisions for child maintenance and compensation schemes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Child Support Act 1991
NERFINISHED
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Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 2008 c. 6 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody | Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givesPower |
to make regulations about child maintenance calculation
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to make regulations about child maintenance collection ⓘ to make regulations about child maintenance enforcement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about lump sum payments for mesothelioma; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| part |
Part 1 – The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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Part 2 – Child Support ⓘ Part 3 – Lump Sum Payments ⓘ Part 4 – General ⓘ |
| policyArea |
compensation schemes
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family law ⓘ welfare reform ⓘ |
| providesFor |
a scheme of lump sum payments for people with diffuse mesothelioma
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administrative liability orders for child maintenance arrears ⓘ deductions from earnings orders ⓘ disqualification from holding a driving licence for non-payment of child maintenance ⓘ disqualification from holding a passport for non-payment of child maintenance ⓘ information-gathering powers to trace non-resident parents ⓘ lump sum deduction orders from bank accounts ⓘ lump sum payments to certain dependants of people who died from diffuse mesothelioma ⓘ regular deduction orders from bank accounts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide for lump sum payments to individuals with diffuse mesothelioma
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to reform the child maintenance system in the United Kingdom ⓘ to strengthen enforcement powers for child maintenance ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
England
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Child Maintenance Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2008-06-05 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child maintenance
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child support ⓘ compensation for mesothelioma ⓘ enforcement of child maintenance ⓘ social security and welfare ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general Act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2008 ⓘ |
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