Submitted on Thursday 10th February 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 15th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Fine employers who continually break child maintenance rules.
The child maintenance service is not fit for purpose, there are multiple issues, I will refer to my own personal case. 2015, my case became a collect and pay; the payment is taken from the paying parents employer. Payments are late every month. I have to report it as a missing payment every month
After many years of CSA failures, the maintenance service was meant to be an improvement; this is not the case. In my case, payments from my ex-husband's employers are late every month. The maintenance service lets the employers get away with this month after month. There are no penalties; it is a case of putting up and shutting up. I've been told many times by staff members not to rely on maintenance payments; I do rely on it. Payments are part of my monthly income, so if there is an issue, it does affect me. I am seeking that changes are made and employers fined for continued late payments.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We are sorry to hear about your case, but employer's who fail to do what an attachment of earnings order says can already be fined up to £250 or sent to prison for up to 14 days.
You can read more about these penalties here: www.gov.uk/child-maintenance-for-employers/if-you-dont-help-with-deos-or-aeos
Deciding what enforcement action to take is a matter for the Child Maintenance Service, and deciding on penalties for employers would be a matter for the courts.
If you would like to complain about the Child Maintenance Service you can find out how to do so here: www.gov.uk/manage-child-maintenance-case/complaints-and-appeals
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