New body aims to wipe clear problems of CSA

By Annette Rawstrone, Nursery World, 21 December 2006

A new system for child maintenance with tougher enforcement powers is being introduced by the Government. The Child Support Agency (CSA), which has been dogged by problems since its launch in 1993, is to be replaced by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (C-MEC) in 2008. Led by a new Commissioner for Child Maintenance, C-MEC aims to deliver a simpler and more effective way of assessing, collecting and enforcing child maintenance, according to the proposals set out in the Government's White Paper last week.

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