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The Child Support Agency (or '''CSA''') is a UK Government Executive Agency , part of the Department For Work And Pensions , launched on April 5 , 1993 . The CSA is responsible for implementing the 1991 Child Support Act and subsequent legislation. The Law relating to Child Support - Department for Work and Pensions OVERVIEW Child Support , or '''child maintenance''', is the contribution from a non-resident parent towards the financial cost of raising their child, paid to the person with whom the child lives, (usually the other parent), referred to as "person/parent with care". The level and conditions of payment can either be mutually agreed between the two parties, or, in case of disagreement, decided by legal means. Prior to the launch of the CSA, child support disputes were handled by a court based system. This system did not have the power to trace absent parents, and was criticised as "arbitrary and unfair". The troubled history of the CSA BBC News 18 January, 2006 The CSA was given the task of assessing payments to ensure consistency, with the powers to collect and distribute the maintenance payments itself. FUNCTIONS AND INVOLVEMENT The CSA's function is twofold, encompassing calculation of how much child maintenance is due (based on current Legislation and rules) and collection and transferral of the Payment from the non-resident parent to the person with care. |
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