Child Support Regulations

Steve Webb Excerpts

Monday 2nd December 2013 Written Statements

[The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb)]

On 5 November 2013, the Government published their response to the consultation “Supporting separated families; securing children’s futures” (Cm 8742). This response outlines important changes that we have made to our proposed strategy for closing existing Child Support Agency cases and introducing fees for the new 2012 child maintenance scheme.

Today we intend to lay the draft Child Support Fees Regulations 2014 and the draft Child Support (Ending Liability in Existing Cases and Transition to New Calculation Rules) Regulations 2014, the primary effects of which will be to introduce application, collection and enforcement fees for the 2012 child maintenance scheme and to begin the process of ending liability on all 1993 and 2003 scheme Child Support Agency cases.

These draft regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure and I look forward to discussing them with colleagues in the new year.