The legislation

The current scheme (1991 & 1995 Acts)
Links on a white background are to pages on this web site.
Links on a magenta background are to other web sites. Typically web sites of government departments.
The section names of the 1991 and 1995 Child Support Acts, plus Internet links to these and some other Acts themselves Internet links to the Statutory Instruments which extend and commence the 1991 and 1995 Acts Internet links to the Northern Ireland Statutory Rules which extend and commence the 1991 and 1995 Child Support Orders Internet links to the Scottish Statutory Instruments which extend the 1991 and 1995 Acts
The Orange Book - the Acts and Statutory Instruments for the current scheme. They can be downloaded as a lot of PDF files in a ZIP file.
The reformed scheme (2000 Act)
The section names of the 2000 Child Support, Pensions, and Social Security Act, commencement dates, plus an Internet link to the Act itself Internet links to the Statutory Instruments which extend and commence the 2000 Act Internet links to the Northern Ireland Statutory Rules which extend and commence the 2000 Act Internet links to the Scottish Statutory Instruments which extend the 2000 Act
Links to the Green Paper, the White Paper, debates, discussions, Social Security Select Committee reports and evidence, etc
New Rules: Leaflets
Description of the reformed system
Here is a description of the reformed system. It is a multi-page article that summarises individual topics, and also cites detailed references for those who need them.
Here is a summary of the changes in the reformed system. Really, they comprise a large set of tweaks. There is nothing fundamental.
Working with other countries
Links to legislation for reciprocal arrangements with other countries
CSA web site - Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
Other Acts of interest
The Children Act 1989 Messages from research - STUDIES IN EVALUATING THE CHILDREN ACT 1989
The Family Law Act 1996 The Data Protection Act 1998 The Information Commissioner's Office Child Support Agency - Information handling CSA: use and disclosure of maintenance assessment information
Books and booklets describing the legislation
Old Rules: Leaflets New Rules: Leaflets Downloadable Child Support forms, etc Department of Social Security (DSS) publications to 6th June 2001 [ 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2001 ] Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publications from 7th June 2001
Commissioners' decisions
"Decisions of the Commissioner" contains reported decisions of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioners in Great Britain that have been published since 1991. Decisions are issued in bi-annual volumes. Neligan's Digest - a summary of important reported decisions of the Social Security Commissioners. How to search for Commissioners' Decisions
Sex discrimination in the child support legislation
This is the answer to the question "Does the legislation discriminate according to sex?" (The short answer is "probably yes". The long answer is here).
Child support systems across the world
Child support systems across the world Objectives of child support across nations & centuries Links to international sources about child support Declarations, treaties, conventions, etc Clues about child maintenance in some Muslim cultures PICSLT - Project for the Improvement of Child Support Litigation Technology International conspiracy theories
History of child support across the world
History of child support across the world History of child support in the UK History of child support in the USA History of child support in some mainly-English-speaking countries History of child support in some (non-UK) European countries Comparisons across some mainly-English-speaking countries Comparisons across some European countries
Human Rights & Children's Rights
Declarations, treaties, conventions, etc
General Declarations of human rights Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Council of Europe European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms HUDOC - Database of the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine Explanatory Report for the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine Family law and children's rights - Achievements and documents
United Nations - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights International Human Rights Instruments Universal Declaration of Human Rights Convention on the Rights of the Child Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Others HURIDOCS (Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International) Inter-American Childrens's Institute
Paternity testing
Acts & Regulations for paternity testing

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