HC Deb 03 July 1996 vol 280 cc469-70W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what geographical area is covered by the(a) Doncaster and (b) Mexborough field office of the Child Support Agency; [35009]

(2) if he will list by month how many cases have been dealt with by the (a) Doncaster and (b) Mexborough field office of the Child Support Agency since 1 January 1995. [35010]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 2 July 1996: I am replying to your Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security about Child Support Agency field offices. Mexborough does not have a separate Child Support Agency field office; this area is covered by the Rotherham field office. The geographical area covered by the Rotherham field office takes in the following post codes: S60 to S66 inclusive, and parts of S31, S71 and S72. The geographical area covered by the Doncaster field office takes in the following post codes: DN1 to DN8 inclusive, and parts of DN9, DN10, DN11 and DN14.

When the Agency was established, field offices dealt only with cases requiring local contact. The majority of work was dealt with by the Child Support Agency Centres. Since June 1995, field offices have been responsible for gathering all the information necessary for the Child Support Agency Centres to complete maintenance assessments. Figures regarding the number of cases dealt with by the Rotherham and Doncaster field offices are available from that date and are shown on the attached tables.

I hope this is helpful.

Number of cases dealt with by the Rotherham field office
Number
June 1995 101
July 1995 280
August 1995 126
September 1995 196
October 1995 162
November 1995 228
December 1995 144
January 1996 301
February 1996 211
March 1996 274
April 1996 173
May 1996 258

Number of cases dealt with by the Doncaster field office
Number
June 1995 156
July 1995 195
August 1995 163
September 1995 207
October 1995 282
November 1995 198
December 1995 237
January 1996 250
February 1996 286
March 1996 306
April 1996 249
May 1996 309