Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) E+W+S

3 (1) The Social Security Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 3 (use of information held by the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department which relates to certain matters), in subsection (1A) (which lists the matters concerned)—

(a) in paragraph (a), the words “, child support” are omitted;

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(aa) child support in Northern Ireland;”.

(3) In section 81 (duty of Secretary of State to report on the standards achieved in the making of decisions from which an appeal lies to an appeal tribunal), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In its application to decisions against which an appeal lies under the Child Support Act 1991 or regulations made under section 6(5) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, subsection (1) shall have effect as if the references to the Secretary of State were references to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.”