HC Deb 06 March 1975 vol 887 c467W
27. Mr. Jessel

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he gives to magistrates' courts on whether to issue duplicate committal warrants to facilitate early appearances of maintenance payment defaulters when new factors arise relating to their ability to pay maintenance.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

None. The issue of committal warrants to enforce the payment of maintenance is a matter within the judicial discretion of the courts.

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