§ 20. Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects to appoint the independent complaints adjudicator for the Child Support Agency. [28824]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellAn independent complaints examiner will be recruited for the Child Support Agency later this year following a pilot study to assess how best to support the examiner's operations.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the alleged child maintenance arrears and background calculations for CSA Ref. 1003420826; and for what reasons he has received documentation requiring payments in the year 2001, when his youngest child will be 24 years of age. [29867]
§ Mr. MitchellThe Child Support Agency is charged with collecting legally due maintenance. Any arrears agreement negotiated is based on the amount of debt and the absent parent's ability to pay. The payment of arrears may, therefore, continue after the child has reached the age where regular maintenance is no longer due. The chief executive of the Child Support Agency, Miss Ann Chant, will write to the hon. Member separately detailing the circumstances of the case referred to.