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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

A Bill to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about lump sum payments to or in respect of persons with diffuse mesothelioma; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 June 2007 by Mr Peter Hain (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, receiving Royal Assent on 5 June 2008.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill proposes to replace the Child Support Agency with a new body, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. </p><p>Parts 1-3 and Part 5 of the Bill aim to reform the child support maintenance system. Part 4 contains provisions to extend compensation to all people suffering from diffuse mesothelioma. </p><p>The Child Support Agency was set up in 1993 following the Child Support Act 1991, which was subsequently amended in 1995 and 2000. </p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Changes the present system of maintenance collection </li><li>Changes the way maintenance payments are calculated </li><li>Strengthens the collection and enforcement methods available to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission </li><li>Introduces new powers to manage debt</li><li>Fast tracks up-front lump sum payments for people diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma and their dependants</li><li>Amends the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 in order to fund payments through a compensation recovery mechanism.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 5 Jun 2007
  2. 2nd reading Commons 4 Jul 2007
  3. Programme motion Commons 4 Jul 2007
  4. Carry-over motion Commons 4 Jul 2007
  5. Money resolution Commons 4 Jul 2007
  6. Committee stage Commons 17 Jul to 16 Oct 2007
  7. 1st reading Commons 7 Nov 2007
  8. 2nd reading Commons 7 Nov 2007
  9. Report stage Commons 3 Dec 2007
  10. 3rd reading Commons 3 Dec 2007
  11. 1st reading Lords 4 Dec 2007
  12. 2nd reading Lords 18 Dec 2007
  13. Committee stage Lords 29 Jan to 20 Feb 2008
  14. Report stage Lords 7 May to 13 May 2008
  15. 3rd reading Lords 2 Jun 2008
  16. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 3 Jun 2008
  17. Programme motion Commons 3 Jun 2008
  18. Royal Assent Unassigned 5 Jun 2008

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 23 Feb 2009.