# The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992, Regulation 16: Duty of employers and others to notify Secretary of State


(1) Where a deduction from earnings order is served on a person on the assumption that he is the employer of a liable person but the liable person to whom the order relates is not in his employment, the person on whom the order was served shall notify the Secretary of State of that fact in writing, at the address specified in the order, within 10 days of the date of service on him of the order.
(2) Where an employer is required to operate a deduction from earnings order and the liable person to whom the order relates ceases to be in his employment the employer shall notify the Secretary of State of that fact in writing, at the address specified in the order, within 10 days of the liable person ceasing to be in his employment.
(3) Where an employer becomes aware that a deduction from earnings order is in force in relation to a person who is an employee of his he shall, within 7 days of the date on which he becomes aware, notify the Secretary of State of that fact in writing at the address specified in the order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1989/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-collection-and-enforcement-regulations-1992/regulation-16
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