Clause 16
Child Maintenance and Other Payments
12:15 pm
Paul Rowen (Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions; Rochdale, Liberal Democrat)
I understand the Minister’s point, but given the quote that I gave from Stephen Geraghty, where the onus is being placed on the resident parent with care, does he not accept that it is often very difficult to provide evidence? What we should require is that when a complaint has been made, rather than evidence submitted, the commission then investigates. That is a lower level of responsibility than requiring evidence, which is what the Minister is suggesting.