Chaotic CSA Leaves Debts to Mount Unpaid child maintenance mounting at rate of £20m a month, lack of progress in reforming CSA could leave final write-off as high as £1b 06.02.07 Daily Mail, Family Law

Plans for CSA Replacement Work and Pension secretary Hutton has published white paper setting out plans for Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC), smaller, focused on problem cases, significant new powers, curfews, confiscating passports, withholding of wages, collecting maintenance from accounts, reducing requirements for court orders 14.12.06 ePolitix, DWP Press Release, Family Law

CSA Will Write Off Billions Scrapping of CSA will lead to writing off punitive maintenance on uncooperative parents, as much as £1.2b, agency has failed to recover a total of £3.5b 12.12.06 Guardian, Family Law

Tougher Line on Non-Paying Parents Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, to replace CSA, will focus on 'hardcore' of non-payers instead of monitoring every arrangement, non-payers to be publicly named Telegraph Mothers will have to identify biological father, whose name will need to appear on birth certificate 11.12.06 Times, Divorce, Family Law

Broken Families Source of Social Ills In major report, Breakdown Britain, from Social Justice Policy Group, Iain Duncan Smith says single-parent families are key to underclass, cohabiting couples most likely to split Guardian Shadow A-G Dominic Grieve says Tories will not prosecute people for small assaults when trying to stop crime 11.12.06 Observer, Anti-Social Behaviour, Children's Rights, Cohabitation, Family Law

Queen's Speech, Long but Uninspired There is plenty of legislation to look forward to, but few surprises Times Road pricing schemes to be piloted Telegraph Plans to put victims at centre of criminal justice, no-jury fraud trials, tougher policies on violent crime Guardian Review likely to lead to new anti-terror laws BBC Pensions bill will implement Turner reforms BBC No immediate emission targets, but long-term commitment to 60% reduction, independent monitoring body Guardian Regulation of estate agents Guardian Bill by bill summary Times Speech 16.11.06 Times, Queen's Speech 2006 Links

New Agency for Child Support New agency will be 'tougher and more streamlined', will handle only most difficult cases, more powers to impose orders, errant parents could be named publicly, stripped of passports, put under curfew, Guardian, DWP Press Release Parents favour keeping control of maintenance orders 25.07.06 DWP Press Release, Family Law

CSA to Be Scrapped Announcement today on future of Child Support Agency, expected to be axed in favour of smaller, more focused agency with harsher powers 24.07.06 Abbey Links, Children's Rights, Family Law

Increase in CSA Complaints Independent Case Examiner Jodi Berg says agency continues to 'struggle' with administration and systems, complaints increased 5% last year 28.06.06 BBC, Government News Network, Child: Contact Orders

CSA to Be Scrapped Child Support Agency will be replaced by smaller agency focused on worst cases, set of national guidelines to help separating couples come to terms 01.06.06 CSA to Be Scrapped , Family Law