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<p>In the “Child Maintenance: A New Compliance and Arrears Strategy” document which
was published in December 2017, estimates were made regarding the number of parents
who would be affected. There were estimated to be approximately 360,000 cases where
parents would not be offered the opportunity to make representation (below £500 and
less than 10 years old or below £1000 and over 10 years old) and approximately 475,000
cases where they would (over £500 and less than 10 years old or over £1000 and over
10 years old). This can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Information for how many parents have currently had their arrears written off
is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics,
however we expect these new statistics to be published in June 2019. Information on
the planned changes to the Child Support Agency Quarterly Statistical Summary to incorporate
this information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy</a>.</p>
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