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Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) each of the CSA's monthly Business Information Bulletins since April 2001, (b) the CSA Board's quarterly review of its progress, (c) the CSA's Risk Management Framework and Report on Risk Management for and (d) the CSA's Latest Controls report from December 2001. [32548]

Malcolm Wicks: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Doug Smith to Mr. Kirkwood, dated 1 May 2002:







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Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many assessments have been made by the Child Support Agency within (a) one month, (b) two to six months, (c) seven to 12 months, (d) one to two years and (e) more than two years of application in each year since the Agency's creation. [51062]

Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 18 April 2002]: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Doug Smith to Andrew Turner, dated 1 May 2002:



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Maintenance Assessments made

Year to 31 March199920002001
Under one month8,3004,0002,300
Within two to six months77,60062,50041,800
Within seven to twelve months39,80033,80025,300
Within one to two years25,20017,20017,400
Over two years48,70014,10012,000

I do not yet have similar information available to 31 March 2002. I can tell you that for the period 1 April 2001—31 March 2002, 53,644 assessments were made within 20 weeks of receiving an application, 33,612 between 20 and 52 weeks and 19,209 over 52 weeks.
I hope this is helpful.

Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what was the average number of employees working for the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years; [30264]

Malcolm Wicks: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Doug Smith to Mark Tami, dated 1 May 2002:






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Annex 1 Table 1: The average number of staff in post for each of the last five years

YearWhole-time equivalentHeadcount
20019,486.7810,292
20008,720.759,298
19998,442.039,305
19988,271.089,067
19978,502.029,312

Source:

Corporate Services Division. Department of Work and Pensions


Table 2: Staff turnover 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001

Total leavers
GradeStaff transferring to other Government department or agencyStaff leaving the civil serviceTotal
Administrative Assistant45365410
Support Grade 111011
Administrative Officer198768966
Executive Officer14198239
Higher Executive Officer551772
Senior Executive Officer16420
Grade 7404
Grade 6011
Total4601,2631,723

Source:

Corporate Services Division. Department of Work and Pensions


Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many non-resident parents the CSA calculates have (a) 0 per cent. maintenance liability and (b) a net income of less than £100 per week; [42802]

Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 12 March 2002]: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Doug Smith to Steve Webb, dated 1 May 2002:






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