# The Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000, Regulation 5: Notice of an application for a maintenance calculation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where an effective application has been made under section 4 or 7 of the Act, ... as the case may be, the Secretary of State shall as soon as is reasonably practicable notify, orally or in writing, the non-resident parent and any other relevant persons (other than the person who has made... the application) of that application and request such information as he may require to make the maintenance calculation in such form and manner as he may specify in the particular case.
(2) Where the person to whom notice is being given under paragraph (1) is a non-resident parent, that notice shall specify the effective date of the maintenance calculation if one is to be made, and the ability to make a default maintenance decision.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a person who has provided information under paragraph (1) may amend the information he has provided at any time before a maintenance calculation is made and such information need not be in writing unless, in any particular case, the Secretary of State requires it to be.
(4) No amendment under paragraph (3) shall relate to any change of circumstances arising after the effective date of any maintenance calculation made in response to the application in relation to which the information was requested.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/157/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculation-procedure-regulations-2000/regulation-5
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