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1156591

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the legislation relating to the calculation of child maintenance so that such calculations are based on a parent's gross salary, after tax and National Insurance deductions but before the deduction of pensions contributions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Our statutory child maintenance scheme calculates payments simply and efficiently, usually based on the paying parent’s gross taxable income. This information is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs for the latest available tax year.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to review the calculation but have no plans to change it at this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 30/10/2019 14:00:52 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1172528

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for a Child Maintenance Service appeal to be heard under Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service in each court area in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	6622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>General information about waiting times for appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) are published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>The table below contains the average waiting time for Child Maintenance appeals between July and September 2019 (the latest period for which data are available) at HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) hearing venues in Wales<sup>1</sup>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average time (in weeks) taken to administer Child Maintenance appeals between July – September 2019 (the latest period for which figures are available)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberystwyth</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverfordwest</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Langstone, Newport</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanelli</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Talbot</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Wales SSCS Region</p><p>~ denotes five or fewer cases. If the number of disposals are five or fewer, the average disposal time is redacted.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available. Data include appeals cleared with and without a Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS recognises it is important for appeals to be heard as quickly as possible, and is in the process of recruiting more judicial office holders to the SSCS jurisdiction in order to increase capacity and help to reduce waiting times for appellants. In 2018, 118 specialist members were appointed and trained to the jurisdiction, and an extra 129 fee-paid judges were appointed in 2019. The jurisdiction will also benefit from 114 salaried judges and 170 fee-paid judges being recruited across tribunals more widely.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/01/2020 17:50:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1180456

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of waiting times for Child Maintenance Service appeals in (a) Wallasey, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	20389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>General information about waiting times for appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average waiting time - in weeks - for Child Maintenance appeals between July and September 2019 (the latest period for which data are available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool</strong><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Merseyside</strong><strong><strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North West</strong><strong><strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p>Clearance Time includes appeals cleared with and without a tribunal hearing</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p><sup>1</sup> Liverpool venue (where Child Maintenance Service appeals for the Wallasey area are heard)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p><sup>2</sup> Merseyside - Includes Birkenhead, Liverpool and St Helens SSCS venues</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p><sup>3</sup> North West SSCS region</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/03/2020 12:54:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1244443

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on waiting times for Child Maintenance Service appeals.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	105547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The latest period for which data about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) are available is January to March 2020 which predates the pandemic.</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p>The most recent tribunal statistics publication covering the period April to June 2020 does not include SSCS data due to issues identified as the Tribunal was being migrated to a new operational system. The data will be made available as soon as this is resolved and the data quality assured.</p><p>Appeals to the SSCS Tribunal have continued to be heard in line with government guidance throughout the pandemic. Telephone hearings and the use of other hearing technology have been used to facilitate as many hearings as possible being held remotely.</p><p>In addition to holding remote hearings in all regions, appeals may also be decided by judges sitting alone in chambers, using the evidence before them in the case papers.</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has also introduced safety measures so that face to face hearings can be held for any cases which cannot be decided on the papers or heard remotely.</p><p>The decision as to how a hearing is conducted is a matter for the judge, who will determine how best to uphold the interests of justice. In considering the suitability of video/audio hearings to replace face to face hearings, judges will consider matters such as the nature of the dispute at stake and any issues the use of video/audio technology may present for participants in the hearing, having regard to individuals’ needs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/10/2020 16:49:36 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1258475

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Child Maintenance Service cases have been (a) received and (b) overturned by HM Courts & Tribunals Service in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Simon Jupp
	uin	125318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>Information about (a) receipts and (b) outcomes for Child Maintenance Service appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p>The latest period for which data are available is January to March 2020. The most recent tribunal statistics publication covering the period April to June 2020 does not include SSCS data due to issues identified as the Tribunal was being migrated to a new operational system. The data will be made available as soon as this is resolved and the data quality assured.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/12/2020 17:47:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4862 label Biography information for Simon Jupp

1277589

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases regarding the Child Maintenance Service have been heard at the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	139050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Information about Child Maintenance Service appeals received into the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest period for which data are available is January to March 2020. The most recent tribunal statistics publications covering the period April to September 2020 do not include SSCS data due to issues identified as the Tribunal was being migrated to a new operational system. The data will be made available as soon as this is resolved and the data quality assured.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/01/2021 17:57:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1339540

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre will have a system in place to receive overseas maintenance payments through the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders from New Zealand.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	21173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK reciprocates with New Zealand under the 1956 New York Convention, the UN Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance. Payments are already received and processed by the HMCTS Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre under this treaty. The payment processing method is currently being updated.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/07/2021 13:50:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1518927

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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, with reference to the Ninth Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Session 2022–23, on Child Maintenance, when her Department plans to respond to the recommendation that her Department undertake a detailed review of the child maintenance system.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	58981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s response to the Ninth Report of the Public Accounts Committee was published on September 29th 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 11:27:15 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1520659

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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 enforcement procedures are for not payment of Child Maintenance Payments; and whether those procedures are subject to regular assessments of effectiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
	uin	61360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Group has the following powers which can be applied immediately if payment compliance cannot be re-established and are subject to fixed charges:</p><p> </p><ul><li>deduction of earnings order. £50.00 charge</li><li>deduction from earnings request. £50.00 charge</li></ul><p>If the paying parent is self-employed or not employed, we can apply:</p><p> </p><ul><li>regular deduction order. £50.00 charge.</li><li>lump sum deduction order. £200.00 charge</li></ul><p>If a bank account is not identified or there are no or insufficient funds available to permit any deduction order, the case will be referred for consideration and instigation of Legal Enforcement action to secure what is owed, and always to strive for long term payment compliance. The following Enforcement powers available are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>lump sum deduction order</li><li>regular deduction order</li><li>freezing order</li><li>set aside disposition order</li><li>liability order £300 charge</li><li>registering liability order at county court (England and Wales)</li><li>registering liability with the Register of Judgements, Orders and Fines</li><li>registering liability with the Enforcement of Judgments Office (Northern Ireland)</li><li>charging order (England and Wales)</li><li>order for sale</li><li>enforcement agent action (England and Wales)</li><li>third party debt order (England and Wales)</li></ul><ul><li>disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving license</li><li>commitment to prison</li><li>disqualification from holding or obtaining a passport (England and Wales only)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Throughout the Enforcement process, the case will continuously be reviewed to determine whether previously unsuccessful action may now be successful.</p><p> </p><p>CMG regularly reviews Enforcement procedures and policies to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness. Legislation and policy are similarly reviewed with policy colleagues to consider whether other actions should be introduced. In December 2018 new legislation was introduced in England, Scotland and Wales to request a non-compliant paying parent is disqualified from holding or obtaining a UK passport. The Curfew sanction will be introduced in December 2022 to be available for implementation in early 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 16:19:18 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1523382

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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 steps her Department is taking to help minimise the financial impact of a failure to pay child maintenance on the receiving parent.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Green
	uin	66099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>It is a key principle that unpaid child maintenance should be paid immediately. Where a parent fails to pay on time or in full, the CMS will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that have accrued. Where compliance cannot be achieved the CMS actively pursues all outstanding child maintenance using a variety of enforcement options including deductions from earnings, deductions from benefits and identifying and securing cash balances and assets through its enforcement actions. If non-compliance persists, then sanctions including commitment to prison or the disqualification of a driving licence and removal of passport is considered.</p><p /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/10/2022 16:00:51 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 26020 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green