The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

Confidentiality in child support appeals or referrals

44.—(1) In the circumstances specified in paragraph (2), for the purposes of paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act (President to secure confidentiality), in a child support appeal or referral, the prescribed material is—

(a) the address of the absent parent; the parent with care; the child; a parent of the child or any other person with care of the child; or

(b) any information the use of which could reasonably be expected to lead to the location of any person specified in paragraph (a).

(2) Except where the appeal is brought against a reduced benefit direction within the meaning of section 46(11) of the Child Support Act(1), paragraph (1) applies where in response to an enquiry from the Secretary of State, the absent parent or, as the case may be, the parent with care, has within 14 days of issue of that enquiry notified the Secretary of State that he would like the information specified in paragraph (1) which relates to him to remain confidential.

(3) In this regulation, the expressions “absent parent” and “parent with care” have the meanings those expressions bear in section 54 of the Child Support Act.

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Section 46(11) is amended by paragraph 43 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998.