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731792

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what level of fines have been levied against husbands or partners who avoided paying child maintenance in each year since the introduction of the Child Support Act 1991; and what other sanctions have been imposed on people in that period.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The only fines that can be imposed relating to child maintenance are as a result of criminal prosecution for failure to provide information or providing false information for the purposes of calculating the child maintenance liability. These fines are imposed by a court, information about fines is not recorded by my Department for management information purposes, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Within child maintenance enforcement, “sanctions” generally refers to powers used as a last resort, when other enforcement actions have not resulted in successful collection of arrears.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP publish information on enforcement actions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on both civil and criminal enforcement actions undertaken by the Child Support Agency (CSA) is only available from April 2007. This can be found in Table 22 of the latest CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2017</a> . This includes information on a variety of enforcement actions, including commitment to prison and disqualification from driving (in the Committals section), along with information on the number of prosecutions that have been undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Information on civil and criminal enforcement action undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service is published on Table 16 of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics, which contains data between September 2015 and March 2017. The publication can be accessed online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-mar-2017-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-mar-2017-experimental</a> . These statistics do not include detail on the different types of enforcement action, so do not include the number of sanction actions taken.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/06/2017 09:55:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

720812

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many victims of domestic violence have been registered with the Child Maintenance Service in each year since that Service's creation; and how many of those people have paid fees to the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	70532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of applications which have fee exemptions for reasons of domestic violence are published on Table 3 of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics, which contains data up until November 2016. The publication can be accessed online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental</a></p><p>Victims of domestic violence or abuse are exempt from the £20 application fee charged by the Child Maintenance Service. More information about this can be accessed online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261879/child-support-fees-domestic-violence-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261879/child-support-fees-domestic-violence-guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:59:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

720833

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service received from the 20 per cent handling fee for calculated maintenance in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service received £5.6m from the 20 per cent handling fee for calculated maintenance in the financial year ended 31<sup>st</sup> March 2016, the last year for which figures are available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:44:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

720834

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service applies a 20 per cent handling fee to the arrears of paying parents.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A 20 per cent charge applies to on-going maintenance liability where parents use the Collect and Pay service in the Child Maintenance Service. This charge remains payable if arrears are accrued. There are no collection charges for parents who use the Direct Pay service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:33:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

720835

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents used the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to make payments in the last year; and how many parents resolved maintenance issues themselves after CMS support.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of case groups contributing towards their current liability with the Child Maintenance Service are published on Table 5 of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics, which contains data up until November 2016.The Publication can be accessed online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A case group consists of all the cases associated with a paying parent. Note that the figures for casegroups contributing towards current liability are based on the assumption that paying parents on Direct Pay are fully contributing to current liability.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of parents, who resolved maintenance issues themselves after CMS support, is planned for release in the next CMS 2012 Scheme publication which will be available at the following link.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p>The release date will be pre-announced in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:48:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

720836

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service received from receiving parents contributing a four per cent handling fee of the calculated maintenance in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service received £1.1m from receiving parents contributing a four per cent handling fee of the calculated maintenance in the financial year ended 31<sup>st</sup> March 2016, the last year for which figures are available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:41:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

720837

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to take into consideration pension deductions prior to calculating child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service already takes account of a paying parent’s contribution towards an approved occupational or personal pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>For paying parents in employment, this will usually happen automatically, since employers will have already offset contributions under PAYE arrangements. Where this does not happen, for example because the contributions are paid directly to a pension provider, the paying parent will be asked to tell the Child Maintenance Service how much they pay into their pension scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:27:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

720838

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to change the child maintenance calculations from gross to net income.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	70404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service calculates maintenance liabilities as a percentage of gross weekly income. Using gross annual income data directly from HMRC enables maintenance calculations to be made more quickly and ensures that the income information is as accurate and up to date as possible. My Department has no plans to change the way that statutory maintenance liabilities are calculated</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2017 14:37:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

720849

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications have been lodged with the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	70297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of new 2012 applications that have been lodged with the Child Maintenance Service are published on Table 1 of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics, which contains data up until November 2016.The Publication can be accessed online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme-aug-2013-to-nov-2016-experimental</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/04/2017 14:25:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

720850

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his Department's policy to assign one caseworker to each individual case at the (a) Child Maintenance Service and (b) Child Support Agency.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	70298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Both CMS and CSA cases are assigned to an individual caseworker in the relevant case owning department within the business as and when action is required on the case. Over time cases move throughout the department depending on what action is required. When a case moves it is then allocated to a caseworker in the relevant part of the business to action accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/04/2017 14:21:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier