Title page
Contents
1. Introduction 5
2. The Path to Reforming Child Maintenance in Great Britain 6
3. Reviews of Child Maintenance since the 2008 Act 8
4. Implementation of the Powers in the 2008 Act 10
5. The Commission, its objectives and how its functions are now carried out 13
6. Tackling the past 26
7. Looking Ahead-A Review of Child Maintenance Reforms in 2016 and 2018 29
8. Lump Sum Payments: Mesothelioma 30
9. Statistical Data 34
Annex A. Child Maintenance Secondary Legislation 36
Annex B. Uncommenced Child Maintenance powers contained within the 2008 Act 38
Annex C. Child Maintenance References 41
Table 1. Total number of claims paid, total payment made each year and average clearance times from October 2008 to November 2014 34
Table 2. Lump Sum Payments recovered 35