Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

Sch. 1 para. 5(2) in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

Sch. 1 para. 7 in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

Sch. 1 para. 8 in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

Sch. 1 para. 9 in operation at 3.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/423, art. 2(2)(d)

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Section 8.

CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF MAINTENANCEIntroductory1

Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Child Support Order (calculation of weekly amount of child support maintenance) is amended as follows.

Calculation by reference to gross weekly income2

In Part 1 (under which the weekly amount of child support maintenance payable is calculated by reference to the non-resident parent's net weekly income), for “net”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ gross ”.

Change to basic rate3

For paragraph 2 (basic rate) substitute—

2(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the basic rate is the following percentage of the non-resident parent's gross weekly income—

12% where the non-resident parent has one qualifying child;

16% where the non-resident parent has 2 qualifying children;

19% where the non-resident parent has 3 or more qualifying children.

(2)

If the gross weekly income of the non-resident parent exceeds £800, the basic rate is the aggregate of the amount found by applying sub-paragraph (1) in relation to the first £800 of that income and the following percentage of the remainder—

9% where the non-resident parent has one qualifying child;

12% where the non-resident parent has 2 qualifying children;

15% where the non-resident parent has 3 or more qualifying children.

(3)

If the non-resident parent also has one or more relevant other children, gross weekly income shall be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) as reduced by the following percentage—

12% where the non-resident parent has one relevant other child;

16% where the non-resident parent has 2 relevant other children;

19% where the non-resident parent has 3 or more relevant other children.

.

Increase in flat rate and minimum amounts of liability4

In the following provisions, for “£5” substitute “ £7 ”

(a)

paragraph 3(3) (minimum amount of liability in the case of reduced rate);

(b)

paragraph 4(1) (amount of flat rate of liability);

(c)

paragraph 7(7) (minimum amount of liability in the case of basic and reduced rates where reduction because of shared care applies)

Applicable rate where non-resident parent party to other maintenance arrangement5(1)

In paragraph 1(1) (under which the weekly rate of child support maintenance is the basic rate unless a reduced rate, a flat rate or a nil rate applies), at the beginning insert “ Subject to paragraph 5A, ”.

(2)

After paragraph 5 insert—Non-resident parent party to other maintenance arrangement

5A(1)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement with respect to a child of the non-resident parent who is not a qualifying child, and

(b)

the weekly rate of child support maintenance apart from this paragraph would be the basic rate or a reduced rate or calculated following agreement to a variation where the rate would otherwise be a flat rate or the nil rate.

(2)

The weekly rate of child support maintenance is the greater of £7 and the amount found as follows.

(3)

First, calculate the amount which would be payable if the non-resident parent's qualifying children also included every child with respect to whom the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement.

(4)

Second, divide the amount so calculated by the number of children taken into account for the purposes of the calculation.

(5)

Third, multiply the amount so found by the number of children who, for purposes other than the calculation under sub-paragraph (3), are qualifying children of the non-resident parent.

(6)

For the purposes of this paragraph, the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement with respect to a child if the non-resident parent is—

(a)

liable to pay maintenance for the child under a maintenance order, or

(b)

a party to an agreement of a prescribed description which provides for the non-resident parent to make payments for the benefit of the child,

and the child is habitually resident in the United Kingdom.

.

Shared care6

In paragraph 7(2) (circumstances in which decrease for shared care applies in cases where child support maintenance is payable at the basic rate or a reduced rate), for “If the care of a qualifying child is shared” substitute “ If the care of a qualifying child is, or is to be, shared ”.

7

In paragraph 8(2) (circumstances in which decrease for shared care applies in cases where child support maintenance payable at a flat rate), for “If the care of a qualifying child is shared” substitute “ If the care of a qualifying child is, or is to be, shared ”

8(1)

In paragraph 9 (regulations about shared care), the existing provision becomes sub-paragraph (1).

(2)

In that sub-paragraph, before paragraph (a) insert—(za)

for how it is to be determined whether the care of a qualifying child is to be shared as mentioned in paragraph 7(2);

.

(3)

In that sub-paragraph, after paragraph (b) insert—(ba)

for how it is to be determined how many nights count for those purposes;

.

(4)

After that sub-paragraph add—(2)

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(ba) may include provision enabling the Department to proceed for a prescribed period on the basis of a prescribed assumption.

.

Weekly income9

In paragraph 10 (which confers power to make regulations about the manner in which weekly income is to be determined), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—(2)

The regulations may, in particular—

(a)

provide for determination in prescribed circumstances by reference to income of a prescribed description in a prescribed past period;

(b)

provide for the Department to estimate any income or make an assumption as to any fact where, in its view, the information at its disposal is unreliable or insufficient, or relates to an atypical period in the life of the non-resident parent.

.

10

In paragraph 10(3) (under which weekly income over £2,000 is to be ignored for the purposes of Schedule 1), for “£2,000” substitute “ £3,000 ”.

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<content>
<p>paragraph 7(7) (minimum amount of liability in the case of basic and reduced rates where reduction because of shared care applies)</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="schedule-1-crossheading-applicable-rate-where-nonresident-parent-party-to-other-maintenance-arrangement">
<heading>
<i>Applicable rate where non-resident parent party to other maintenance arrangement</i>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-5" class="schProv1">
<num>5</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-5-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In paragraph 1(1) (under which the weekly rate of child support maintenance is the basic rate unless a reduced rate, a flat rate or a nil rate applies), at the beginning insert
<quotedText>“ Subject to paragraph 5A, ”</quotedText>
.
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-5-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
After paragraph 5 insert—
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<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock">
<heading>
<i>Non-resident parent party to other maintenance arrangement</i>
</heading>
<section>
<num>5A</num>
<subsection>
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>This paragraph applies where—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement with respect to a child of the non-resident parent who is not a qualifying child, and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>the weekly rate of child support maintenance apart from this paragraph would be the basic rate or a reduced rate or calculated following agreement to a variation where the rate would otherwise be a flat rate or the nil rate.</p>
</content>
</level>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>The weekly rate of child support maintenance is the greater of £7 and the amount found as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>First, calculate the amount which would be payable if the non-resident parent's qualifying children also included every child with respect to whom the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>Second, divide the amount so calculated by the number of children taken into account for the purposes of the calculation.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<num>(5)</num>
<content>
<p>Third, multiply the amount so found by the number of children who, for purposes other than the calculation under sub-paragraph (3), are qualifying children of the non-resident parent.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<num>(6)</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this paragraph, the non-resident parent is a party to a qualifying maintenance arrangement with respect to a child if the non-resident parent is—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>liable to pay maintenance for the child under a maintenance order, or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>a party to an agreement of a prescribed description which provides for the non-resident parent to make payments for the benefit of the child,</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>and the child is habitually resident in the United Kingdom.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
<inline name="appendText">.</inline>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="schedule-1-crossheading-shared-care">
<heading>
<i>Shared care</i>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-6" class="schProv1">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In paragraph 7(2) (circumstances in which decrease for shared care applies in cases where child support maintenance is payable at the basic rate or a reduced rate), for “If the care of a qualifying child is shared” substitute
<quotedText>“ If the care of a qualifying child is, or is to be, shared ”</quotedText>
.
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-7" class="schProv1">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In paragraph 8(2) (circumstances in which decrease for shared care applies in cases where child support maintenance payable at a flat rate), for “If the care of a qualifying child is shared” substitute
<quotedText>“ If the care of a qualifying child is, or is to be, shared ”</quotedText>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-8" class="schProv1">
<num>8</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-8-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 9 (regulations about shared care), the existing provision becomes sub-paragraph (1).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-8-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In that sub-paragraph, before paragraph (a) insert—
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<level class="para1">
<num>(za)</num>
<content>
<p>for how it is to be determined whether the care of a qualifying child is to be shared as mentioned in paragraph 7(2);</p>
</content>
</level>
</quotedStructure>
<inline name="appendText">.</inline>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-8-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In that sub-paragraph, after paragraph (b) insert—
<quotedStructure startQuote="" endQuote="" uk:context="unknown" uk:docName="unknown" ukl:TargetClass="unknown" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="unknown" ukl:Format="default">
<level class="para1">
<num>(ba)</num>
<content>
<p>for how it is to be determined how many nights count for those purposes;</p>
</content>
</level>
</quotedStructure>
<inline name="appendText">.</inline>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-8-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
After that sub-paragraph add—
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<subsection>
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(ba) may include provision enabling the Department to proceed for a prescribed period on the basis of a prescribed assumption.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
<inline name="appendText">.</inline>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="schedule-1-crossheading-weekly-income">
<heading>
<i>Weekly income</i>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-9" class="schProv1">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In paragraph 10 (which confers power to make regulations about the manner in which weekly income is to be determined), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
<quotedStructure startQuote="" endQuote="" uk:context="unknown" uk:docName="unknown" ukl:TargetClass="unknown" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="unknown" ukl:Format="default">
<subsection>
<num>(2)</num>
<intro>
<p>The regulations may, in particular—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>provide for determination in prescribed circumstances by reference to income of a prescribed description in a prescribed past period;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the Department to estimate any income or make an assumption as to any fact where, in its view, the information at its disposal is unreliable or insufficient, or relates to an atypical period in the life of the non-resident parent.</p>
</content>
</level>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
<inline name="appendText">.</inline>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-10" class="schProv1">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>
<mod>
In paragraph 10(3) (under which weekly income over £2,000 is to be ignored for the purposes of Schedule 1), for “£2,000” substitute
<quotedText>“ £3,000 ”</quotedText>
.
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
</body>
</act>
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