§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of child support cases are being assessed using the(a)old and (b)new system for calculating child maintenance liability. [144851]
§ Mr. Pond[holding answer 18 December 2003]The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Letter from Doug Smith to Ms Vera Baird dated 27 January 2004:
In reply to your recent Parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.You asked how many and what percentage of child support cases are being assessed using the a)old and b)new system for calculating child maintenance liability.As at 30 September the Agency held around 1 million cases within its systems. At that date around 30,500 cases (just over 3%) had calculations made under the new arrangements for calculating child maintenance liability. The balance refers to cases either progressing toward a calculation or assessment or to cases assessed in accordance with the previous arrangements.