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Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics for Great Britain: background information and methodology

This document provides information on the uses and users of the Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 31 August 2016
• Last updated: 28 April 2021 — See all updates

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Background information and methodology

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Note for users of the quarterly summary of statistics: calculation of arrears

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Our background information document gives an explanation of the Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics.

Our note for users has information about a small methodological change to the calculation of arrears in the November 2017 release of statistics.

Published 31 August 2016
Last updated 28 April 2021 + show all updates

1. 28 April 2021

   Revised background information and methodology - this has been updated to support the latest release of Child Support Agency statistics, also published today (28 April 2021).

2. 24 November 2017

   Added a note about the calculation of arrears in the November 2017 release of the quarterly summary of statistics.

3. 31 August 2016

   First published.