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938485

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, what the total monthly receipts to the public purse were from (a) the fee charged for applications to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), (b) the collection fee for paying parents using the CMS Collect and Pay service, (c) the collection fee for receiving parents using the CMS Collect and Pay service and (d) enforcement fees levied on paying parents in each month since and including April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	163063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of fees and on-going collection charges are designed to act as an incentive for parents to pause and consider the different options available to them for a child maintenance arrangement, rather than applying to the statutory Child Maintenance Service ‘by default’. Charges make a small contribution to a service that is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.</p><p>Receipts in relation to the Child Maintenance Service 2012 scheme, from April 2016 to March 2017, are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Applications £000's</p></td><td><p>Paying Parent Charges £000's</p></td><td><p>Receiving Parent Charges £000's</p></td><td><p>Enforcement Charges £000's</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>158.7</p></td><td><p>682.1</p></td><td><p>131.4</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>134.0</p></td><td><p>667.0</p></td><td><p>130.0</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>151.9</p></td><td><p>790.7</p></td><td><p>152.7</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>139.3</p></td><td><p>793.3</p></td><td><p>154.1</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>132.2</p></td><td><p>753.9</p></td><td><p>145.7</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>161.7</p></td><td><p>886.6</p></td><td><p>171.6</p></td><td><p>22.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>163.4</p></td><td><p>884.2</p></td><td><p>170.7</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>161.1</p></td><td><p>870.8</p></td><td><p>168.5</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>105.0</p></td><td><p>1,001.6</p></td><td><p>192.9</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>175.0</p></td><td><p>1,003.7</p></td><td><p>193.0</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>151.9</p></td><td><p>995.0</p></td><td><p>191.5</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>165.4</p></td><td><p>1,165.1</p></td><td><p>223.7</p></td><td><p>31.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,799.4</p></td><td><p>10,493.8</p></td><td><p>2,025.7</p></td><td><p>267.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/07/2018 14:19:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

938487

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, what estimate she has made of receipts to the public purse from Child Maintenance Service charges in each year from 2020-21 up to and including 2025/26.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	163064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>We are not able to provide details of estimates for receipts to the public purse from Child Maintenance Service charges for 2020-21 up to and including 2025-26, figures will comprise part of the Spending Review which has yet to be agreed.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/07/2018 09:51:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

693389

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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 (a) publish or (b) place in the Library a copy of the memorandum of understanding between his Department and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on requests by the Child Maintenance Service to HMRC for income information from paying parents' self-assessment tax returns.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	64978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Our memorandum of understanding with HMRC regarding use of information for the Child Maintenance Service does not contain specific detail regarding information from self-assessment tax returns, as the relevant information for the child maintenance calculation is the total gross taxable income figure, which may or may not contain information from self-assessment tax returns.</p><p> </p><p>We do not plan to publish this MOU or place a copy in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2017 15:30:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

693390

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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, what proportion of non-resident parents with cases in the Child Maintenance Service's caseload have a statutory calculation which includes earnings from self-employment.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	64979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>For cases administered by the Child Maintenance Service, as at November 2016, 8% of the total caseload with a statutory calculation was identified as self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Please note it is not possible to validate employment records for around 20% of the relevant caseload. If we were to exclude those cases without employment records, the self-employed would constitute 10% of the caseload.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/03/2017 13:47:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

519885

registered interest
date	20/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures are in place to ensure that when a receiving parent has been advised by the Child Maintenance Service to contact HM Revenue and Customs to report possible tax evasion by a paying parent that possible evasion is investigated to ensure levels of child maintenance reflects full income.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	37747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) works closely with the Child Maintenance Service as well as other Government Departments to ensure that all allegations of tax evasion from members of the public are assessed, dealt with appropriately and a decision made on the most appropriate course of action.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC values the information they receive from the public and business community. Clamping down on those who try to cheat the system through evading taxes and over claiming benefits is a key priority for the Government and we are committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>Any information received is passed on to HMRC’s Enforcement and Compliance teams. This can result in recovery of funds, education to help support compliance civil or criminal action depending on the severity of the evasion.</p><p> </p><p>More serious cases can result in prosecution action by HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 37748 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:21:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

519886

registered interest
date	20/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish an investigation unit within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to deal with cases in which the receiving parent has been advised by the Child Maintenance Service to contact HMRC to report possible tax evasion by the paying parent.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	37748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) works closely with the Child Maintenance Service as well as other Government Departments to ensure that all allegations of tax evasion from members of the public are assessed, dealt with appropriately and a decision made on the most appropriate course of action.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC values the information they receive from the public and business community. Clamping down on those who try to cheat the system through evading taxes and over claiming benefits is a key priority for the Government and we are committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>Any information received is passed on to HMRC’s Enforcement and Compliance teams. This can result in recovery of funds, education to help support compliance civil or criminal action depending on the severity of the evasion.</p><p> </p><p>More serious cases can result in prosecution action by HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 37747 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:21:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

483223

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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, what plans his Department has to extend the remit of the Child Maintenance Group to cover the investigation of cases in which a non-resident parent has failed to declare income to HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	32021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Group (CMG) is currently developing a referral criteria for cases where the non-resident parent has either not declared information to HMRC or, where the information received from HMRC is challenged by the parent with care or where it seems entirely improbable by the caseworker. The criteria will seek to ensure that there is some tangible substance to the allegation that will enable the Financial Investigations Unit to act proportionately. Once the criteria are approved, it will be available to all CMG caseworkers to identify cases for investigation. CMG are committed to having these enhanced processes in place to trial and evaluate, within the next two months.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 30/03/2016 14:35:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

483225

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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, what the criteria are for referral of a child maintenance case to the Child Maintenance Group's Financial Investigations Unit.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	32020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The current referral criteria requires the non-resident parent to have agreed the income figure provided by HMRC and for this to have then been challenged by the parent with care.</p><p> </p><p>However, it has been recognised that this criteria does not identify all potential triggers for referral and does not take into account those non-resident parents that do not respond to Child Maintenance Group (CMG) contact. Non-resident parents are told in their calculation letters to contact CMG if anything used in the calculation is wrong. CMG intend therefore, to use this instruction as a gateway to investigate cases where the HMRC information is challenged. The criteria for these challenges are currently being formulated, to ensure the Financial Investigations Unit act proportionately and will be delivered to all CMG caseworkers as soon as it is agreed.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 30/03/2016 14:15:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

483230

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27465, what the budget is for the Child Maintenance Group's Financial Investigations Unit for 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	31991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The Financial Investigations Unit does not have a separate budget, but there is sufficient funding in the wider Child Maintenance Group budget for the planned level of staffing in the Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 30/03/2016 14:15:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

483234

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27464, how many joint investigations by the Child Maintenance Group Financial Investigation Unit and HM Revenue Customs in connection with income fraud for child maintenance and tax purposes are underway; and how many such investigations have been completed.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	31990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>There are currently three on-going joint investigations between HMRC and CMG, two of these are currently awaiting trial at the Crown Court. Three joint investigations have been concluded, all with findings of guilt at the Crown Court, with sentences ranging from 1 – 3 years imprisonment. Intelligence on a further 13 cases has also been passed to HMRC for them to consider.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2016 10:02:31 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas