Consultation outcome

Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 13 January 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

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Government’s response to the consultation on Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance

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Welsh: Ymateb y Llywodraeth i’r ymgynghoriad ar Atgyfnerthu teuluoedd, hybu cyfrifoldeb rhieni: dyfodol cynhaliaeth plant

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Detail of outcome

We published the government’s response to this consultation on 12 July 2011.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation sought views on the government's strategy for reforming the child maintenance system.

This consultation ran from
13 January 2011 to 11:45pm on 17 April 2011

Consultation description

It was based on the government’s principle of enabling parents to take responsibility for their families. To achieve this for child maintenance we are proposing to:

• encourage separating families to recognise their ongoing responsibility for their children after they separate
• enable parents to make their own, family-based arrangements
• deliver a more efficient statutory service for those who need it
• provide greater value for money for the tax payer
• work closely with colleagues across government and with stakeholders in developing these proposals

Who this consultation was aimed at

We wanted to hear from all who are interested in child maintenance issues. We particularly welcomed contributions from:

• parents who live apart
• representative organisations for parents who live apart or their children
• representatives of the legal profession
• organisations that represent families and children, and
• members of the general public with an interest in child maintenance issues

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Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance

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Atgyfnerthu teuluoedd, hybu cyfrifoldeb rhieni: dyfodol cynhaliaeth plant

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Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance – impact assessment

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Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance – equality impact assessment

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Published 13 January 2011