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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Child Support Maintenance (Changes to Basic Rate Calculation and Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations 2012 No. 2678
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations modify the provisions in Schedule 1 to the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48) (“the 1991 Act”) relating to the calculation of the basic rate of maintenance and the minimum amount of liability where the non-resident parent is party to another maintenance arrangement.
Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6) (“the 2008 Act”) substitutes a new paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act. Under paragraph 2, the basic rate is calculated by applying a percentage to the non-resident parent’s gross weekly income. For the purposes of this calculation, paragraph 2(3) provides that, where the non-resident parent has one or more relevant other children, the non-resident parent’s weekly income is reduced by a given percentage.
Where paragraph 3 comes into force in relation to a particular case, regulation 2 provides that paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act has effect in relation to that case as if, for the percentage reductions of 12% (1 relevant other child), 16% (2 relevant other children) and 19% (3 or more relevant other children), there were substituted the percentages of 11%, 14% and 16% respectively.
Under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act, the flat rate of maintenance is £5 a week and, under other provisions of Schedule 1, the minimum amount of liability for various purposes is also £5 a week.
Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Act inserts a new paragraph 5A into Schedule 1 of the 1991 Act. Paragraph 5A provides that, where a non-resident parent is party to another maintenance agreement, the minimum amount of liability is £7 a week (however, it is proposed that, on the initial commencement of paragraph 5 of Schedule 4, the flat rate of maintenance and the minimum amount of liability will be £5 a week).
Where paragraph 5 comes into force in relation to a particular case, regulation 3 provides that paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act has effect in relation to that case as if for the figure of £7 there were substituted the figure of £5. The net effect is that the minimum amount of liability under paragraph 5A is £5 a week.
A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.
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