The Child Support Information Regulations 2008

Information from other persons

4.—(1) The persons listed in paragraph (2) must furnish such information or evidence as is required by the [F1 Secretary of State] and is needed—

(a) for the determination of any application made under the 1991 Act or any question arising in connection with such an application;

(b) for the making of any decision, or in connection with the imposition of any condition or requirement, under that Act; or

(c) in connection with the collection or enforcement of child support or other maintenance under that Act.

(2) The persons required to furnish information or evidence are—

(a) subject to regulation 5, the non-resident parent;

(b) a current or previous employer of the non-resident parent;

(c) a person for whom the non-resident parent is providing or has provided services under a contract for services;

(d) a person who acts or has acted as an accountant for the non-resident parent;

(e) a person, other than the applicant, who provides day to day care for a child in respect of whom an application for a maintenance calculation has been made or in respect of whom a maintenance calculation is or has been in force;

(f) a credit reference agency within the meaning given by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 M1 ;

(g) a local authority in whose area the non-resident parent or the person with care resides or has resided;

(h) persons employed in the service of the Crown or otherwise in the discharge of Crown functions—

(i) under the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 M2 , sections 97 to 99A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 M3 or Part II of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 M4 ; or

(ii) under the Prison Act 1952 M5 , the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 M6 or the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 M7 ;

(i) a person who, in the course of business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom;

(j) a person who, within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1989 M8 , distributes or supplies electricity;

(k) a person who is the holder of a licence under section 7 of the Gas Act 1986 M9 to convey gas through pipes or the holder of a licence under section 7A(1) of that Act to supply gas through pipes.

(3) The persons mentioned in paragraph (2) (b) and (c) include persons employed in the service of the Crown or otherwise in the discharge of Crown functions.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 116(3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 39.

M2 S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1).

M3 1988 c. 52. Sections 97 to 99A were amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1990 S.I. 1990/144, the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996 S.I. 1996/1974, the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1998 S.I. 1998/1420 and the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38).

M4 1994 c. 22. Part II was amended by the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), the Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 (c. 58), the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (.c 3), the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) and the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

M5 1952 c. 52.

M6 1953 c. 18.

M7 1989 c. 45.

M8 1989 c. 29.

M9 1986 c. 44.