Support for single parent families
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for Tuesday 14 March on support for single parent families. The debate will be opened by Amy Callaghan MP.
Child maintenance: Support for victims of domestic abuse
This briefing outlines support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse when applying for child maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service.
Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears
Statistics on the fees in a child maintenance application, and the enforcement steps taken when child maintenance is not paid on time or in full.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: Calculations, variations and income (UK)
This briefing sets out how the Child Maintenance Service calculates the amount of maintenance payable under the 2012 statutory scheme.
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Debate Pack
E-petition debate: The removal of parental responsibility for people convicted of serious offences
Read the Government’s response and background ahead of the debate on e-petition 614893 on Monday 7 November 2022.
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Constituency Casework
Child maintenance: Challenging the undeclared income of paying parents
How child maintenance is calculated and what to do if a paying parent is suspected of not declaring their true income.
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Debate Pack
Children’s social care workforce
There will be a debate on the children’s social care workforce in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm on 20 July 2022. This debate will be led by Marie Rimmer MP.
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Debate Pack
Rights of children in police custody
A debate on the rights of children while in police custody will take place in Westminster Hall scheduled for Tuesday 28th June 2022, from 2.30pm. Janet Daby MP will open the debate.
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Debate Pack
Infant Mental Health Week 2022
There will be a debate on Infant Mental Health Week 2022 in Westminster Hall at 3:00pm on 16 June 2022.
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Debate Pack
Reforming the Child Maintenance Service
A Westminster Hall debate on 'Reforming the Child Maintenance Service' is scheduled for 19 May 2022 at 1.30pm. Marion Fellows MP will open the debate.
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Insight
30 years of the Child Support Act
Why the Child Support Act 1991 was introduced and a timeline of changes and reform.
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Constituency Casework
Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse
A list of contact details for organisations which assist victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: the write-off of arrears on Child Support Agency cases (UK)
This Library briefing describes the UK Government’s policy to write-off arrears arising from the 1993 and 2003 child maintenance schemes. These schemes are now closed to new applicants and ongoing maintenance cases have been transferred to the 2012 scheme.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: Overseas cases and income (UK)
This briefing paper sets out how the child maintenance system operates where a Person with Care, Non-Resident Parent or a Qualifying Child, lives overseas.
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Research Briefing
Child maintenance: variations, including the new notional income criterion (GB)
This House of Commons Library briefing note sets out the rules on variations under the “2012 scheme” administered by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). From a policy standpoint, it compares the current variation rules to those for the legacy “2003 scheme”, and notes criticism of the changes and parliamentary debate of them. This Briefing was last updated in March 2019.
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