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Consultation Outcome Published 29 Oct 2017 Department for Work and Pensions ↗ View on GOV.UK

Child maintenance: deduction orders against joint accounts

Consultation on plans to make deduction orders to recover child maintenance arrears from joint bank accounts held by a non-resident parent.

Opened 30 Jun 2016
Closed 25 Aug 2016
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This consultation seeks views from anyone who could be affected by the implementation of the power to make deduction orders against joint bank accounts. For example:

  • voluntary and community sector organisations
  • clients of the statutory child maintenance schemes
  • members of the public