Regulation 8 Amendment of regulation 3 of the Information, Evidence and Disclosure Regulations

Regulation 3 of the Information, Evidence and Disclosure Regulations (purposes for which information or evidence may be required) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

After sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(aa)

a decision to be made as to whether there is in force a written maintenance agreement made before 5th April 1993, or a maintenance order, in relation to a qualifying child and the person who is at that time the absent parent of that child;

(ab)

a decision to be made as to whether a person with care has parental responsibility for a qualifying child for the purposes of section 5(1) of the Act;”

After sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(hh)

a decision to be made as to whether to take action under section 35(1) or 38(1) of the Act or to apply under section 36(1) of the Act for an order for recovery by means of garnishee proceedings or a charging order;”