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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

I understand that and the point is well taken. But how is the parent with care able to make a judgment about her next step, even if she has the right and title to move to a next step; either going for a variation or an appeal right away? There is a real risk that she will be short-changed. I have picked up on something else, but I do not want to stray into the next debate. Using data protection too early in all this worries me because the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 has some right and proper protections for people’s records. Section 18 states that data can be provided where it is in the public interest to disclose under Section 20 of that Act. I hope that we are not going to start hiding behind confidentiality to deny parents with care the ability to make proper judgment about whether they have title to mount a variation.