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You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents were non-compliant with the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years.
There are two ways in which non-resident parents can be non-compliant. Information on these is available in the Child Support Agency’s Quarterly Summary Statistics (QSS), published on 27(th) April 2006. A copy of this document is available in the House of Commons Library. Specifically:
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Table 7.1 shows Case Compliance - the number of cases that have made a payment (either regular maintenance and/or arrears) via the collection service over the preceding quarter as a percentage of all open cases for which maintenance was charged.
Table 7.2 shows Maintenance Outcomes - the number of cases with a positive maintenance liability that have made a payment (either regular maintenance and/or arrears) via the collection service or have a Maintenance Direct arrangement in place over the preceding quarter.
Note that the Agency measures compliance on the basis of cases, rather than non-resident parents, the data therefore reflects this.
| Extract from CSA Table 7.1: Case Compliance |
| | Overall Agency |
| Quarter ending | Total cases charged | Total cases received | Case compliance (Percentage) |
|
November 1995
|
143,000
|
80,000
|
56
|
|
February 1996
|
157,000
|
92,000
|
58
|
|
May 1996
|
170,000
|
105,000
|
62
|
|
August 1996
|
178,000
|
112,000
|
63
|
|
November 1996
|
190,000
|
121,000
|
63
|
|
February 1997
|
202,000
|
132,000
|
65
|
|
May 1997
|
210,000
|
142,000
|
68
|
|
August 1997
|
221 ,000
|
151,000
|
68
|
|
November 1997
|
235,000
|
162,000
|
69
|
|
February 1998
|
246,000
|
170,000
|
69
|
|
May 1998
|
264,000
|
183,000
|
69
|
|
August 1998
|
279,000
|
193,000
|
69
|
|
November 1998
|
296,000
|
205,000
|
69
|
|
February 1999
|
309,000
|
212,000
|
69
|
|
May 1999
|
325,000
|
227,000
|
70
|
|
August 1999
|
335,000
|
235,000
|
70
|
|
November 1999
|
347,000
|
243,000
|
70
|
|
February 2000
|
352,000
|
246,000
|
70
|
|
May 2000
|
358,000
|
254,000
|
71
|
|
August 2000
|
364,000
|
259,000
|
71
|
|
November 2000
|
369,000
|
265,000
|
72
|
|
February 2001
|
366,000
|
262,000
|
72
|
|
May 2001
|
368,000
|
267,000
|
72
|
|
August 2001
|
370,000
|
269,000
|
73
|
|
November 2001
|
372,000
|
271,000
|
73
|
|
February 2002
|
368,000
|
269,000
|
73
|
|
May 2002
|
371,000
|
279,000
|
75
|
|
August 2002
|
373,000
|
283,000
|
76
|
|
November 2002
|
377,000
|
286,000
|
76
|
|
February 2003
|
373,000
|
283,000
|
76
|
|
April 2004
|
409,000
|
288,000
|
70
|
|
May 2004
|
410,000
|
289,000
|
71
|
|
June 2004
|
411,000
|
291,000
|
71
|
|
July 2004
|
414,000
|
293,000
|
71
|
|
August 2004
|
415,000
|
292,000
|
70
|
|
September 2004
|
414,000
|
291,000
|
70
|
|
October 2004
|
414,000
|
291,000
|
70
|
|
November 2004
|
417,000
|
293,000
|
70
|
|
December 2004
|
415,000
|
292,000
|
70
|
|
January 2005
|
413,000
|
289,000
|
70
|
|
February 2005
|
413,000
|
288,000
|
70
|
|
March 2005
|
415,000
|
290,000
|
70
|
|
April 2005
|
414,000
|
291,000
|
70
|
|
May 2005
|
414,000
|
291,000
|
70
|
|
June 2005
|
415,000
|
292,000
|
70
|
|
July 2005
|
419,000
|
294,000
|
70
|
|
August 2005
|
420,000
|
296,000
|
70
|
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|
September 2005
|
423,000
|
297,000
|
70
|
|
October 2005
|
425,000
|
298,000
|
70
|
|
November 2005
|
428,000
|
300,000
|
70
|
|
December 2005
|
431 ,000
|
302,000
|
70
|
|
January 2006
|
432,000
|
304,000
|
70
|
|
February 2006
|
435,000
|
306,000
|
70
|
|
March 2006
|
440,000
|
313,000
|
71
|
Notes: 1. The above includes those old-scheme cases with a Full Maintenance Assessment, and those new-scheme cases with either a Full Maintenance Calculation, or a Default Maintenance Decision. Old-scheme cases with a punitive Interim Maintenance Assessment are excluded from this analysis in line with the Agency’s case compliance target definition, as are new-scheme cases being processed clerically. 2. Cases are classed as compliant if they are currently open, and have been charged and paid money via the collection service (either regular maintenance and/or arrears) over the preceding quarter. 3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest thousand and percentages to nearest whole percent. 4. Robust data from the new IT system (CS2) covering the period March 2003-March 2004 is not currently available, and is under development. Data prior to November 1995 is not currently available.
|
| Extract from CSA Table 7.2: Maintenance Outcomes |
| | Overall Agency |
| Quarter ending | Total cases charged | Total cases received | Case compliance (Percentage) |
|
November 1995
|
252,000
|
136,000
|
54
|
|
February 1996
|
267,000
|
149,000
|
56
|
|
May 1996
|
279,000
|
164,000
|
59
|
|
August 1996
|
292,000
|
173,000
|
59
|
|
November 1996
|
307,000
|
183,000
|
60
|
|
February 1997
|
323,000
|
196,000
|
61
|
|
May 1997
|
334,000
|
209,000
|
62
|
|
August 1997
|
352,000
|
222,000
|
63
|
|
November 1997
|
372,000
|
236,000
|
63
|
|
February 1998
|
389,000
|
246,000
|
63
|
|
May 1998
|
410,000
|
263,000
|
64
|
|
August 1998
|
430,000
|
276,000
|
64
|
|
November 1998
|
443,000
|
289,000
|
65
|
|
February 1999
|
461,000
|
299,000
|
65
|
|
May 1999
|
483,000
|
316,000
|
66
|
|
August 1999
|
499,000
|
328,000
|
66
|
|
November 1999
|
515,000
|
339,000
|
66
|
|
February 2000
|
527,000
|
344,000
|
65
|
|
May 2000
|
539,000
|
353,000
|
65
|
|
August 2000
|
544,000
|
357,000
|
66
|
|
November 2000
|
546,000
|
362,000
|
66
|
|
February 2001
|
545,000
|
358,000
|
66
|
|
May 2001
|
547,000
|
364,000
|
66
|
|
August 2001
|
551,000
|
366,000
|
66
|
|
November 2001
|
557,000
|
368,000
|
66
|
|
February 2002
|
561,000
|
367,000
|
65
|
|
May 2002
|
567,000
|
377,000
|
67
|
|
August 2002
|
561,000
|
381,000
|
68
|
|
November 2002
|
564,000
|
383,000
|
68
|
|
February 2003
|
503,000
|
369,000
|
73
|
|
April 2004
|
560,000
|
371,000
|
66
|
|
May 2004
|
565,000
|
373,000
|
66
|
|
June 2004
|
570,000
|
375,000
|
66
|
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|
July 2004
|
576,000
|
377,000
|
65
|
|
August 2004
|
581,000
|
377,000
|
65
|
|
September 2004
|
584,000
|
376,000
|
64
|
|
October 2004
|
587,000
|
377,000
|
64
|
|
November 2004
|
592,000
|
379,000
|
64
|
|
December 2004
|
596,000
|
380,000
|
64
|
|
January 2005
|
600,000
|
378,000
|
63
|
|
February 2005
|
607,000
|
378,000
|
62
|
|
March 2005
|
613,000
|
381,000
|
62
|
|
April 2005
|
619,000
|
384,000
|
62
|
|
May 2005
|
625,000
|
386,000
|
62
|
|
June 2005
|
631,000
|
388,000
|
62
|
|
July 2005
|
639,000
|
392,000
|
61
|
|
August 2005
|
644,000
|
395,000
|
61
|
|
September 2005
|
651,000
|
397,000
|
61
|
|
October 2005
|
658,000
|
400,000
|
61
|
|
November 2005
|
667,000
|
405,000
|
61
|
|
December 2005
|
674,000
|
408,000
|
61
|
|
January 2006
|
683,000
|
412,000
|
60
|
|
February 2006
|
692,000
|
415,000
|
60
|
|
March 2006
|
703,000
|
426,000
|
60
|
Notes: 1. The above includes those old-scheme cases with a Full Maintenance Assessment, and those new-scheme cases with either a Full Maintenance Calculation, or a Default Maintenance Decision. Old-scheme cases with a punitive Interim Maintenance Assessment are excluded, as are new-scheme cases being processed clerically. 2. Cases are classed as compliant if they are currently open, and have been charged and paid money via the collection service (either regular maintenance and/or arrears), or have a Maintenance Direct arrangement in place over the preceding quarter. 3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest thousand and percentages to nearest whole percent. 4. Robust data from the new IT system (CS2) covering the period March 2003-March 2004 is not currently available, and is under development. Data prior to November 1995 is not currently available.
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