New Clause 6
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill
4:00 pm
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.]