Just had a gander at the website for this bunch of overpaid useless desk jockeys and there is a bit about the reforms. Now to me this is more spin and it is meant to make those "having trouble" feel better, and they wonder why we think they are a waste of space.
Thursday 9th February 2006
I am pleased to tell you that John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has informed Parliament today of the action the Child Support Agency will be taking to ensure more children receive the child support to which they are entitled.
Alongside the Operational Improvement Plan the Secretary of State has announced that he has asked Sir David Henshaw to develop proposals for the future to provide the best possible arrangements for delivering child support. The terms of reference for this redesign are:
This will be led by Sir David Henshaw and he will deliver his findings to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions before summer recess. He will consider the longer term policy and delivery arrangements for child support, including:
- How best to ensure that parents take financial responsibility for their children when they live apart
- The best arrangements for delivering this outcome cost effectively
- The options for moving to new structures and policies recognising the need to protect the level of service offered to the current 1.5 million parents with care