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30 Month Review - Impact of Child Maintenance Reforms Child Maintenance Policy April 2016 Child Maintenance Service Aims To understand external perceptions of the effects/impacts of the introduction of charging To focus our minds on


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Child Maintenance Service

30 Month Review - Impact of Child Maintenance Reforms

Child Maintenance Policy April 2016

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Child Maintenance Service 2

Aims

  • To understand external perceptions of the

effects/impacts of the introduction of charging

  • To focus our minds on areas for consideration both

within the 30 month review and beyond

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Child Maintenance Service 3

Background

  • Reforms to child maintenance were introduced in 2012 and

intended to be a ‘fresh start’ for child maintenance

  • We are closing all 1993 and 2003 legacy cases, parents have

the choice to apply to the new 2012 scheme, or make a family based arrangement

  • Application fees and collection charges were introduced in 2014
  • The Government made a statutory commitment to review the

impact of child maintenance charges 30 months after they were introduced – by December 2016.

  • The 30 month review will also consider the effects of direct pay,

rates of applications and other arrangements – either family based, or no arrangement

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Child Maintenance Service 4

2012 scheme

  • The 2012 Scheme was introduced as part of the government’s

reform of the child maintenance system to support separated parents to work together and set up their own family-based arrangements.

  • As we close legacy cases, the number of 2012 cases continues

to increase - as at the end of May 2016 the caseload was 285,500

  • 88% of non-resident parents are contributing towards their

current liability, with 89% of cash due, paid.

  • The number of Children Benefiting from maintenance also

continues to increase and, in the quarter to May 2016, stood at 250,800.

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Child Maintenance Service 5

30 month review

  • A review of the effect of charging and the impact of the wider reforms

based on data up to mid-2016

  • The approach to evaluation and the 30 month review was informed by

stakeholders back in 2014 and is included in the published evaluation strategy

  • Will focus on the following specific areas:
  • Rates of applications to the 2012 scheme
  • Analysing alternative arrangements – Family based

arrangement or no arrangement

  • The effects of Direct Pay
  • Levels of charging
  • Child maintenance in wider society
  • Interim report on the case closure programme
  • The review will be complete by the end of December 2016 and response

published in two parts - an analytical report and a policy response