The Department has improved its enforcement of maintenance on Collect & Pay arrangements, but many parents receive less than they are entitled to. Compliance rates on Collect & Pay have risen from under one-third (31%) of paying parents contributing more than 90% of ongoing maintenance due in the quarter ending March 2016 to around half (49%) in the quarter ending September 2021. The Department has also sped up some of its internal processes designed to enforce compliance. Despite this, many ...

The Department has improved its enforcement of maintenance on Collect & Pay arrangements, but many parents receive less than they are entitled to. Compliance rates on Collect & Pay have risen from under one-third (31%) of paying parents contributing more than 90% of ongoing maintenance due in the quarter ending March 2016 to around half (49%) in the quarter ending September 2021. The Department has also sped up some of its internal processes designed to enforce compliance. Despite this, many parents still receive less than they are entitled to. The Department does not record how long it takes customers to complete all the stages of its collec Type: conclusion | Number: 24 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6. PAC recommendation: The Department should, within one year: • conduct operational and user research to better understand how customers progress through its collection and enforcement process, to identify any operational or legislative barriers to reducing the