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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of time taken to make Child Support Agency assessments; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of time taken to make Child Support Agency assessments; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Laurence Robertson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Maria Miller
(Conservative)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 November 2010
For answer on
8 November 2010
Answered on
8 November 2010
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested and I have seen the response.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of time taken to make Child Support Agency assessments; and if he will make a statement. [22665]""The Child Support Agency has a client service target to clear 80% of new applications within 12 weeks, and this measure continues to be used to monitor and promote performance improvements. An application is classed as cleared when a non resident parent has been traced and has accepted parentage, income details have been established, a calculation made and a payment schedule established (or if the application is withdrawn or closed before a schedule is established). Performance against this target is routinely published in the Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics which is available in the House of Commons library or online at:""http://www.childmaintenance.org/en/publications/stats0910.html""The latest figures show that 88% of applications received in June 2010 were cleared within 12 weeks. This is an increase from 86% three months earlier and continues a steady increase since March 2005 when 30% were cleared in 12 weeks. 93% of intake received in April 2010 was cleared within 18 weeks, the same as three months earlier. 96% of intake received in March 2010 was cleared within 26 weeks. This is an increase from 95% three months earlier.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
8 November 2010
Reference
22665; 518 c171W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the operational improvement plan in place at the Child Support Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the operational improvement plan in place at the Child Support Agency.
Asked by
Jenny Willott
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 December 2008
For answer on
9 December 2008
Answered on
28 January 2009
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the operational improvement plan in place at the Child Support Agency. (242214)""The Operational Improvement Plan was launched in April 2006 and supported by £120 million of additional funding. The three-year plan aimed to improve the service the Child Support Agency was delivering to its clients and to deliver more money to more children, while the entire system of child maintenance was redesigned. The Agency is currently in the third and final year of the plan and while some challenges remain it is on course to meet all of the commitments that were made when the plan was launched.""As a result of the investment in the Operational Improvement Plan the Agency is now delivering its services far more efficiently and effectively. Indeed, after two-and-a-half years of the plan the number of uncleared cases has fallen significantly, from 284,400 cases that were outstanding in March 2006, to just 95,900 cases outstanding at the end of September 2008. The number of children who receive maintenance has also increased under the plan to a total of 778,200 children in the three months to the end of September, 155,200 more children than received maintenance in the three months to March 2006. In addition, the Agency collected and arranged £1.08 billion in child maintenance in the year to September 2008, which is a considerable increase from the £836 million that was collected in the year to March 2006.""The investment in the Operational Improvement Plan has resulted in more money for more children, and will provide a stable foundation on which the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission can build for the future.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Child Support Agency
Date
28 January 2009
Reference
487 c563W; 242214
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects the transfer of historical child maintenance cases on to the Child Support Agency's new system for calculating maintenance payments to be complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects the transfer of historical child maintenance cases on to the Child Support Agency's new system for calculating maintenance payments to be complete.
Asked by
Jeffrey M Donaldson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 January 2009
For answer on
19 January 2009
Answered on
21 January 2009
[holding answer 19 January 2009]: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the transfer of historical child maintenance cases onto the Child Support Agency's new system for calculating maintenance payments to be complete. [249016]""The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission took responsibility for all Child Support Agency functions, assets and people from 1 November 2008. All existing Agency clients have the option either to agree a private maintenance arrangement or to remain within the current schemes until the new gross income statutory maintenance scheme is introduced.""The Commission expects to introduce the new gross income statutory maintenance scheme in 2011 and all Agency clients on both schemes will then be invited either to apply to the new gross income scheme or to make a private arrangement. It is currently planned that this process will take around three years.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Child Support Agency; ICT
Date
21 January 2009
Reference
486 c1442-3W; 249016
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government takes to monitor the debt collection strategies of bailiffs appointed by the Child Support Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government takes to monitor the debt collection strategies of bailiffs appointed by the Child Support Agency.
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 December 2008
For answer on
8 December 2008
Answered on
21 January 2009
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government takes to monitor the debt collection strategies of bailiffs appointed by the Child Support Agency. (241926)""All bailiff firms, including those providing services to the Child Support Agency, must comply with the National Standards for Enforcement Agents, a set of common standards produced by the Government as a code of practice.""The Child Support Agency also has a framework agreement with its bailiff service providers. This agreement set out the performance standards expected by the Agency and covers operations, compliance and complaints. In addition to a series of formal quarterly contract meetings, to review performance, the Agency remains in close contact with its bailiff service provider in order to resolve issues as they arise.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Debt collection; Child Support Agency
Date
21 January 2009
Reference
486 c1441-2W; 241926
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days was for child maintenance to be sent to parents with care after the non-resident parent had made payment in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days was for child maintenance to be sent to parents with care after the non-resident parent had made payment in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available and...
Asked by
Andrew Selous
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2008
For answer on
18 December 2008
Answered on
21 January 2009
[holding answer 18 December 2008]: The administration of the child maintenance system is a matter for the Commissioner of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days was for child maintenance to be sent to parents with care after the non-resident parent had made payment in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available and (ii) all such periods over the last three years. [245228]""The information requested is provided in the attached table, which sets out the time between a receipt arriving in the Agency's bank account and the Agency forwarding payment to the parent with care for all cases held on the current computer system (CS2). The table shows at September 2008, the mean and median number of days it has taken for receipts received between September 2006 and September 2009 to be paid out by the Agency to the parent with care. This represents 70% of the Agency caseload. Management information is not available for the 30% of cases held on the old computer system (CSCS).""The table also shows improvements made since the introduction of the Agency's Operational Improvement Plan in 2006, on the length of time it takes the Agency to allocate maintenance, which includes the minority of payments where there has been significant delay.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
| The mean and median number of days for child maintenance to be forwarded to the parents with care after the non-resident parent made payment, from September 2006-09 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Receipt received | Mean days | Median days |
| September 2006 | 13.2 | 2 |
| October 2006 | 12.0 | 2 |
| November 2006 | 11.9 | 2 |
| December 2006 | 11.5 | 2 |
| January 2007 | 9.9 | 2 |
| February 2007 | 9.7 | 2 |
| March 2007 | 9.2 | 2 |
| April 2007 | 9.3 | 2 |
| May 2007 | 8.5 | 2 |
| June 2007 | 7.5 | 2 |
| July 2007 | 7.4 | 2 |
| August 2007 | 7.3 | 2 |
| September 2007 | 7.4 | 2 |
| October 2007 | 6.9 | 2 |
| November 2007 | 5.8 | 2 |
| December 2007 | 5.3 | 2 |
| January 2008 | 4.7 | 2 |
| February 2008 | 4.3 | 2 |
| March 2008 | 4.4 | 2 |
| April 2008 | 3.9 | 2 |
| May 2008 | 4.1 | 2 |
| June 2008 | 3.5 | 2 |
| July 2008 | 3.4 | 2 |
| August 2008 | 2.9 | 2 |
| September 2008 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Notes: | ||
| 1. Only includes receipts and payments for cases held on the current computer system (CS2) and represents 70 per cent. of the Agency caseload. Management information is not available for the 30 per cent. of cases held on the old computer system (CSCS). | ||
| 2. Information provided calculates time between receipt arriving in Agency's bank account and the Agency forwarding payment to the parent with care. | ||
| 3. Mean—the average number of days taken, which will take into account all payments, including the minority of payments where there has been a significant delay, and as such can be significantly altered by a few extreme cases. | ||
| Median—the middle figure in a series. |
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
21 January 2009
Reference
486 c1443-4W; 245228
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority the debt owed to the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority the debt owed to the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
26 November 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and arrange for a copy of the table to be placed in the Library.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will break down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority the debt owed to the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years. [226161]""Such information as is available is included in the tables which have been placed in the Library, which show the total debt owed by non-resident parents by Parliamentary Constituency and Local Authority for cases held on the CS2 computer system. This information is not available for cases held on the CS2 computer system prior to 2007 and is not available for any of the cases held on the CSCS computer system.""Child maintenance debt is owed by non-resident parents as a result of their failure to meet their financial responsibilities to their children. Some non-resident parents do their utmost to avoid these responsibilities, for example by moving house or changing jobs whenever the Child Support Agency tries to collect maintenance. Over its 15 year life, the Agency has collected and arranged over £7.5 billion in child maintenance with over £1 bn collected in the last year alone.""The Agency has been successful in slowing significantly the rate at which debt accrues. In the twelve months to March 2008, debt grew by an average of £10 million per month half the rate of accrual for the year to March 2006.""The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act strengthens the range of enforcement and debt management powers available to the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. These will enable the Commission to recoup more effectively outstanding debt.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
26 November 2008
Reference
483 c1956-7W; 226161
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the hon. Member for West Lancashire's constituent Ms Helen L. Dunham will (a) be sent any backdated monies from the Child Support Agency and (b) have her manual child maintenance payments resumed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the hon. Member for West Lancashire's constituent Ms Helen L. Dunham will (a) be sent any backdated monies from the Child Support Agency and (b) have her manual child maintenance payments resumed.
Asked by
Rosie Cooper
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 October 2008
For answer on
21 October 2008
Answered on
18 November 2008
[holding answer 21 October 2008]: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Commissioner for Child Maintenance.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the hon. Member for West Lancashire's constituent Ms Helen L Dunham will (a) be sent any backdated monies from the Child Support Agency and (b) have her manual child maintenance payments resumed. [228498]""As details about individual cases are confidential, I have written to you separately about this case."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
18 November 2008
Reference
483 c440W; 228498
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of children live in families receiving Child Support Agency payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of children live in families receiving Child Support Agency payments.
Asked by
Lord Mann
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
11 November 2008
[holding answer 9 October 2008]: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Commissioner for Child Maintenance.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children live in families receiving Child Support Agency payments (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total cohort. [225345]""The Agency does not hold information on the number of children who live in families receiving child maintenance payments; however information on the number of children in respect of whom child maintenance is paid is available. At the end of September 2008, regular maintenance had been received in respect of 778,200 children, 69% of the total number of children in respect of whom maintenance was due.""Further information on the number of children benefiting from maintenance payments, and the number of cases receiving regular maintenance is routinely published in the Child Support Agency's Quarterly Summary of Statistics (QSS), the latest copy of which is available in the House of Commons library or online at:""www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/child_support/csa_quarterly_sep08.asp""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
11 November 2008
Reference
482 c1105W; 225345
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency cases are being dealt with manually.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency cases are being dealt with manually.
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
11 November 2008
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Commissioner for Child Maintenance.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases are being dealt with manually. [226097]""At the end of September 44,000 open cases were being progressed clerically which is around 3% of the total caseload. Under the Agency’s Operational Improvement Plan cases which for technical reasons can not be processed on the current computer system (CS2) were moved to our Bolton site to be administered clerically. By the end of September 2008, almost £60 million in child maintenance had been passed to parents with care whose cases are processed clerically.""Information on the number of clerical cases is routinely published in Table 20 of the Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics (QSS), the latest copy of which is available in the House of Commons library or online at:""http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/child_support/csa_quarterly_sep08.asp""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
11 November 2008
Reference
482 c1105-6W; 226097
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of a repayment schedule agreed with the Child Support Agency is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of a repayment schedule agreed with the Child Support Agency is.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
6 November 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of a repayment schedule agreed with the Child Support Agency is. [226162]""Robust information on the length of arrears repayment schedules is not held centrally and to obtain it would involve additional examination of all relevant cases. The information required to answer this question cannot therefore be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.""Child maintenance arrears should be paid immediately. Where this is not possible the Agency may enter an arrears agreement with the non-resident parent. The Agency aims to clear any child maintenance debt within two years and will therefore seek to negotiate the collection of arrears with this goal in mind.""No arrears agreement with the Agency should be regarded as settled unless it continues to ensure that child maintenance arrears are paid as quickly as possible having considered all the circumstances of the case. The Agency is therefore currently reviewing all of its cases, including those which may have an agreement in place to repay child maintenance debt over a longer period. This is to ensure that all agreements continue to be appropriate and that the interests of the child in respect of whom the arrears are due are fully taken into account.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 November 2008
Reference
482 c699-700W; 226162
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures he has put in place to facilitate the clearing of arrears in child maintenance owed by absent parents; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures he has put in place to facilitate the clearing of arrears in child maintenance owed by absent parents; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2008
For answer on
15 October 2008
Answered on
3 November 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he put in place to facilitate the clearing of arrears in child maintenance owed by absent parents; and if he will make a statement. [227633]""Since April 2006, under its three year Operational Improvement Plan the Agency put in place a number of improvements to support the collection of child maintenance debt, including the contracting out of some debt collection activity to private debt collection agencies and the introduction of more flexible payment methods such as credit and debit cards. We have also increased the number of our people engaged in enforcement activities and have improved the tools and processes allowing them to undertake enforcement work more effectively.""As a result the Agency is collecting more child maintenance arrears than it has ever done before and in September 2008 collected £14.6 million in maintenance arrears alone, more than twice the average amount collected each month before the introduction of the Operational Improvement Plan. Since March 2008, the Agency has collected £80.3 million in arrears, bringing to almost £297 million the total collected in maintenance arrears alone since April 2006.""The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 strengthens the range of enforcement and debt management powers available to the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. These include;""Deduction of maintenance payments and/or arrears from bank accounts;""Removing the need to apply to the court for a Liability Order;""Recovering arrears from deceased non resident parents' estates;""Applying to the court for disqualification from holding or obtaining a passport;""Applying to the court for a curfew.""The Commission will bring these powers into force as soon as practicable in order to build on the Agency's improvements and will continue to focus on collection of outstanding arrears.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
3 November 2008
Reference
482 c3W;482 c3W; 227633
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in compensation by the Child Support Agency to (a) parents with care of one or more children and (b) non-resident parents in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in compensation by the Child Support Agency to (a) parents with care of one or more children and (b) non-resident parents in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
3 November 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been paid in compensation by the Child Support Agency to (a) parents with care of one or more children and (b) non-resident parents in each of the last five years. [226118]""The Agency operates a discretionary, non-statutory scheme providing financial redress for maladministration and recompense where error or delays have had an adverse effect on clients' lives. Information on the total amount paid in financial redress under this scheme is published each year in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are held in the House of Commons library or online at the following link:""http://www.csa.gov.Uk/en/about/publications-corporate.asp#AnnRep""Information on the total amount paid to redress actual financial loss, provide compensation for delay and consolatory payments are set out in the attached table. The information available relates to the total number and value of payments made, as the Agency does not collate information on the amount paid to either parents with care or non-resident parents.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
| Number and value of payments made by Child Support Agency for financial loss, compensation for delay and consolatory payments | ||||||
| Actual financial loss | Compensation for delay | Consolatory | ||||
| Number of payments authorised | Total value of payments (£ million) | Number of payments authorised | Total value of payments (£ million) | Number of payments authorised | Total value of payments (£ million) | |
| 1998-99 | 4,300 | 3.3 | 1,100 | 0.3 | 4,200 | 0.6 |
| 1999-00 | 3,700 | 1.8 | 700 | 0.3 | 4,500 | 0.5 |
| 2000-01 | 5,200 | 1.9 | 800 | 0.2 | 6,600 | 0.7 |
| 2001-02 | 6,300 | 1.6 | 900 | 0.2 | 8,300 | 0.7 |
| 2002-03 | 5,900 | 1.3 | 700 | 0.2 | 8,400 | 0.7 |
| 2003-04 | 4,900 | 1.4 | 800 | 0.1 | 5,600 | 0.4 |
| 2004-05 | 7,100 | 2.4 | 1,700 | 0.1 | 9,000 | 0.6 |
| 2005-06 | 5,900 | 3.1 | 2,100 | 0.2 | 9,200 | 0.6 |
| 2006-07 | 4,700 | 2.5 | 1,900 | 0.4 | 9,200 | 0.7 |
| 2007-08 | 4,700 | 3.4 | 1,900 | 0.4 | 9,300 | 0.7 |
| Notes: | ||||||
| 1. Figures relate to payments made only. It is not possible to identify how many of the payments authorised were for individual clients, or whether the clients were parents with care or non-resident parents. | ||||||
| 2. Number of authorised payments rounded to nearest 100. Value of payments rounded to nearest £0.1 million. | ||||||
| 3. Figures to 2007-08 show payments awarded in each year for actual financial loss, compensation for delay and consolatory payments. These will include timing differences when reconciling the Annual Report and Accounts. |
Subjects
Compensation; Child Support Agency
Date
3 November 2008
Reference
482 c2-4W;482 c2-4W; 226118
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse of the Child Support Agency was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse of the Child Support Agency was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.
Asked by
Marquess of Lothian
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 October 2008
For answer on
20 October 2008
Answered on
3 November 2008
The administration of the Child Support agency is a matter for the chef executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of the Child Support Agency was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [228620]""The Agency's operating cost for the year ending March 2008 was £563 million and for the previous year ending March 2007 was £520 million.""The Agency publishes its annual operating costs each year in its Annual Report and Accounts, current and previous copies of which are available in the House of Commons library or online at the following link:""http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/about/publications-corporate.asp#AnnRep""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Child Support Agency; Operating costs
Date
3 November 2008
Reference
482 c1-2W;482 c1-2W; 228620
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency cases under (a) the old and (b) the new scheme are open.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency cases under (a) the old and (b) the new scheme are open.
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
9 October 2008
Answered on
22 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases under (a) the old and (b) the new scheme are open. [226095]""At the end of June 2008 the Agency had 697,000 current scheme and 658,700 old scheme cases. This includes cases awaiting assessment.""Information on the number of cases currently handled by the Agency, split by scheme is routinely published in Table 1 of the Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics (QSS). The latest version is available in the House of Commons library or online at the following link:""http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/child_support/csa_quarterly_jun08.asp""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
22 October 2008
Reference
481 c396-7W; 226095
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many maintenance calculations were made by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many maintenance calculations were made by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Stephen Hepburn
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Ussher
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
15 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many maintenance calculations were made by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency (b) South Tyneside (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [223987]""The Agency is able to collate the requested information on current scheme maintenance calculations on cases maintained on the CS2 computer system only. The information available is further restricted to the initial assessment only, although many cases can be reassessed as circumstances change throughout their lifetime.""The information available is provided in the attached table.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
| Current scheme initial maintenance calculations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | North East | South Tyneside | Jarrow | |
| 2003-04 | 68,500 | 2,900 | 200 | 100 |
| 2004-05 | 94,200 | 4,700 | 300 | 200 |
| 2005-06 | 126,000 | 6,900 | 500 | 200 |
| 2006-07 | 134,700 | 7,500 | 500 | 200 |
| 2007-08 | 141,500 | 8,700 | 600 | 300 |
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. Figures include all current scheme cases with an initial maintenance calculation. | ||||
| 2. As the current scheme came into existence in 2003, figures only go back to this date. | ||||
| 3. Cases have been allocated to the North East region, Jarrow parliamentary constituency and South Tyneside local authority by matching the postcode of the parent with care against the Office for National Statistics postcode directory. | ||||
| 4. Many cases can be re-assessed during their lifetime. Management information for current scheme cases only captures the number of initial assessments. Management information also exists on the date of the latest assessment for current scheme cases. However, as many cases could have been re-assessed many times between the initial assessment and latest assessment, a large proportion of re-assessments are excluded from the data. For this reason, only initial assessments have been included in the information provided. | ||||
| 5. CSCS calculations are not included in these figures. When a CSCS case is closed it is removed from the management information. A large proportion of CSCS cases will have closed and therefore the initial calculation date cannot be extracted from them. | ||||
| 6. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. |
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
15 October 2008
Reference
223987; 480 c1258W;480 c1248W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has been made of the financial effects on parents without care facing debt recovery action for outstanding child maintenance payments by the Child Support Agency of the sanction of (a) 40 per cent. deductions on net income and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has been made of the financial effects on parents without care facing debt recovery action for outstanding child maintenance payments by the Child Support Agency of the sanction of (a) 40 per cent. deductions on net income and...
Asked by
Bill Etherington
(Labour)
Answered by
James Plaskitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the financial impact on parents without care facing debt recovery action for outstanding child maintenance payments by the Child Support Agency of the sanction (a) 40 per cent. deductions on net income and (b) use of debt recovery agents. [223863]""The financial impact of recovering child maintenance debt is considered for all parties involved in a child maintenance calculation before determining a suitable repayment level. The circumstances of each individual case are considered including any representations of hardship from the non-resident parent as well as the size of the debt and any other relevant factors. Should the financial circumstances of the non-resident parent prevent immediate full repayment of the child maintenance debt then the Agency will attempt to negotiate the repayment of the child maintenance debt as quickly as possible to obtain the best possible outcome for the qualifying child and the parent with care while taking account of the circumstances of the non-resident parent.""As a guideline the Agency's view is that a complete recovery period of up to two years is broadly acceptable if all the circumstances of the case genuinely warrant such a lengthy period; as an organisation with a statutory duty to consider the welfare of any children affected by our decisions, the Agency can only justify accepting repayment agreements of more than two years in special circumstances. In a proportion of cases, this means that a repayment agreement of up to forty per cent of net earnings, which includes any regular maintenance liability and repayment of arrears, will be appropriate.""Where negotiations fail to produce an acceptable repayment offer the Agency will consider recovery through the enforcement measures available. In many cases a Deduction from Earnings Order will be imposed which requires an employer to deduct child maintenance payments at source. These deductions will not exceed forty per cent of net earnings. In cases where this is not appropriate, the Agency can apply to the courts for a liability order confirming the debt, and allowing it to pursue other legal enforcement action.""The Agency also has the power to contract debt collection agencies to recover outstanding debt on its behalf as this is an area where the expertise of private agencies can be particularly effective in helping to get more money to more children. The provisions authorising another person/organisation to carry out functions relating to child support came into force on 3 July 2006. Certain cases with outstanding debt were reviewed and where the non-resident parent failed to make an acceptable repayment offer referral was made to a debt collection agency. The process for considering the financial impact of recovering debt mirrors that used within the Child Support Agency and outlined above. There are mechanisms in place to ensure that cases are correctly handled.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
480 c54-5W; 223863
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance is issued by the Child Support Agency on absent fathers who pay larger than average contributions into their pension scheme thereby reducing the sum payable in child maintenance; and if he will amend this guidance to combat this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance is issued by the Child Support Agency on absent fathers who pay larger than average contributions into their pension scheme thereby reducing the sum payable in child maintenance; and if he will amend this guidance to combat this...
Asked by
Lord Mann
(Labour)
Answered by
James Plaskitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is issued by the Child Support Agency on absent fathers who pay larger than average contributions into their pension scheme thereby reducing the sum payable in child maintenance; and if he will amend this guidance to combat this practice. [224163]""There is currently no limit to the amount of contributions a non-resident parent can make to an occupational pension within the child maintenance system.""A parent with care can however request a ““variation”” to the amount of the child maintenance liability if he or she believes that there are exceptional circumstances that are not covered by the basic rules. In particular a parent with care can apply for a variation where a non-resident parent has unreasonably reduced the amount of their income by diverting it elsewhere, which can be taken into account when making a maintenance calculation.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
224163; 480 c57-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many new scheme cases were cleared by the Child Support Agency within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many new scheme cases were cleared by the Child Support Agency within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Stephen Hepburn
(Labour)
Answered by
James Plaskitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new scheme cases were cleared by the Child Support Agency within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency (b) South Tyneside (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [223988]""At present, the Agency operates two schemes, the original scheme applying to cases received by the Agency from 1993, and assessed under the Child Support Act 1991, and the current scheme, sometimes known as the new scheme, applying to cases received by the Agency from 2003 and assessed under the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.""The information provided in the attached table relates to current scheme cases from 2003 only.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
| Child Support Agency—Current scheme case clearances under six months old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearances under six months old | ||||
| Month | Great Britain | North East | South Tyneside | Jarrow |
| 2003-04 | 113,100 | 4,200 | 300 | 200 |
| 2004-05 | 137,200 | 4,400 | 300 | 200 |
| 2005-06 | 190,900 | 5,900 | 400 | 200 |
| 2006-07 | 219,000 | 6,100 | 400 | 200 |
| 2007-08 | 260,000 | 9,100 | 600 | 300 |
| Notes: 1. Figures include all current scheme application clearances under six months old. 2. As the current scheme came into existence in 2003, figures only go back to this date. 3. Cases have been allocated to the North East region, Jarrow parliamentary constituency and South Tyneside local authority by matching the postcode of the parent with care against the Office for National Statistics postcode directory. 4. Applications may be classed as cleared when the application is rejected or withdrawn. These applications can be rejected or withdrawn without the full address details of the non-resident parent or parent with care being recorded on the CS2 or CSCS computer systems and so can not be allocated to a geographical area. Such clearances are included in the Great Britain total but excluded from the regional breakdowns. Over 35 per cent. of clearances of applications under six months old fall into this category. 5. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. 6. '-' indicates a figure less than 50. |
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
223988; 480 c56-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency new scheme cases have been uncleared within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Child Support Agency new scheme cases have been uncleared within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Stephen Hepburn
(Labour)
Answered by
James Plaskitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency new scheme cases have been uncleared within six months in (a) Jarrow constituency (b) South Tyneside (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [223906]""The information you have requested is provided in the attached table which highlights the significant improvements the Agency has made to client service under its three year Operational Improvement Plan.""In addition to the overall reduction in uncleared cases, the Agency now clears 81% of all new applications within 12 weeks, already meeting the March 2009 Secretary of State target to clear 80% of cases in 12 weeks.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
| Current scheme uncleared applications over six months old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncleared applications over six months old | ||||
| Month | Great Britain | North East | South Tyneside | Jarrow |
| June 2003 | 2,800 | 100 | — | — |
| June 2004 | 79,500 | 3,900 | 300 | 100 |
| June 2005 | 142,100 | 7,600 | 600 | 300 |
| June 2006 | 135,000 | 7,600 | 500 | 200 |
| June 2007 | 88,900 | 6,100 | 400 | 200 |
| June 2008 | 62,700 | 4,800 | 300 | 100 |
| '—' Indicates a figure less than 50. | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. Figures include all uncleared applications over six months old. | ||||
| 2. As the current scheme came into existence in 2003, figures only go back to this date. | ||||
| 3. Cases have been allocated to the North East region, Jarrow Parliamentary Constituency and South Tyneside Local Authority by matching the postcode of the parent with care against the Office for National Statistics postcode directory. | ||||
| 4. Many uncleared applications will not have reached the point where the address details of the non-resident parent or parent with care have been recorded on the CS2 or CSCS computer systems and so can not be allocated to a geographical area. Such applications have been included under the Great Britain figure but are excluded from the regional breakdowns. Approximately 5,600 applications (9 per cent. of all uncleared applications) over six months old fall into this category. | ||||
| 5. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. |
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
223906; 480 c55-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in how many cases of child support administration the computer system has been incapable of producing a result and the case transferred to manual management in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in how many cases of child support administration the computer system has been incapable of producing a result and the case transferred to manual management in each of the last three years.
Asked by
Anne Main
(Conservative)
Answered by
James Plaskitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Child Support Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Stephen Geraghty:"In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.""You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases of child support administration the computer system has been incapable of producing a result and the case transferred to manual management in each of the last three years. [222024]""The information requested is routinely published in Table 20 of the Child Support Agency's Quarterly Summary Statistics and further information on clerical cases is set out in the accompanying notes to the table. The latest copy is available in the House of Commons Library or via the internet at: www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/csa.asp.""I hope you find this answer helpful."
Subjects
Children; Maintenance
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
480 c54W; 222024
House
House of Commons