New Clause 6

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

Public Bill Committees, 16 October 2007, 4:00 pm

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Financial circumstances of non-resident parent

‘(1) In section 11 of the Child Support Act 1991 (maintenance calculations) after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) Where subsection (6) applies or an application for a variation under section 28 has been made by either the non-resident parent or the parent with care and any question arises concerning the income of the non-resident parent—

(a) the Commission shall take all reasonable steps to investigate and verify the financial circumstances of the non-resident parent in order to establish his income for the purposes of this Act or regulations made under it;

(b) the non-resident parent shall provide such information as is required by the Commission in order to verify the financial information submitted by him or on his behalf.” ’.—[Andrew Selous.]

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Brought up, and read the First time.

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Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—

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The Committee divided: Ayes 6, Noes 10.

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Question accordingly negatived.

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