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Oral answer to question provided on Monday, 8 October 2007 in the House of Commons, by James Plaskitt (Labour), Department for Work and Pensions.


Child Maintenance

Answer

With the compliance rate among self-employed non-resident parents at 59 per cent., it is clearly important to take further measures, which we are doing in the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill. For example, the use of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs information and fixed-term maintenance awards will speed up the process and help to prevent self-employed non-resident parents from providing delayed or misleading information.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Monday, 8 October 2007 by Rosie Cooper (Labour).

Question
What changes he plans to make to the system of calculating maintenance payments to reduce avoidance of payments by self-employed non-resident parents; and if he will make a statement.

Secondary information

Type
Oral answer to question
Reference
464 c14-5 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Absent parents Enforcement Maintenance Self-employed
Link
View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk