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Ministerial Correction

Thursday 9th January 2014

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Ministerial Corrections
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Thursday 9 January 2014

Children: Maintenance

Thursday 9th January 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Kate Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress he has made on plans to reduce the costs of the child maintenance system. [177137]
[Official Report, 27 November 2013, Vol. 571, c. 361W.]
Letter of correction from Steve Webb:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) on 17 November 2013:
The full answer given was as follows:
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A significant amount of work has been undertaken since 2010-11 to reduce the costs of operating the child maintenance systems:

cost per £1 of child maintenance collected and arranged has fallen from 39 pence in 2010-11 to around 35 pence in 2011-12.

The statutory cost of each child benefiting has fallen from £488 in 2010-11 to £425 in 2011-12.

The net cost of administering child support on a comparable basis has fallen from £527 million in 2010-11 to £485 million in 2011-12.

These figures are available in the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12, which can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221408/cmec-report-and-accounts-11-12.pdf

The correct answer should have been:

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A significant amount of work has been undertaken since 2010-11 to reduce the costs of operating the child maintenance systems:

cost per £1 of child maintenance collected and arranged has fallen from 39 pence in 2010-11 to around 35 pence in 2011-12.

The statutory cost of each child benefiting has fallen from £488 in 2010-11 to £425 in 2011-12.

The net cost of administering child support on a comparable basis has fallen from £513.2 million in 2010-11 to £484.5 million in 2011-12.

These figures are available in the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12, which can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221408/cmec-report-and-accounts-11-12.pdf