How to ascertain if child has left full time education?

[Deleted User]

How does CSA link to child benefit? Or doesn't it?

How does a NRP with no contact with the child ascertain if a child has left full time education if

a) they do not know the school the child attended

and

b) is the date the child left full time education obtainable under Freedom of Information from the local education authority - who are currently refusing to supply the information via a general enquiry citing Data Protection.

(I ask on behalf of someone with no internet access who is a NRP and who only wants the date the child left for CSA purposes.)

doelani

CSA is payable as long as parent is still getting Child Benefit, which will be last week in august following the child leaving school.

I am not sure of any way the NRP can get the date the child leaves school. CSA will only tell him yes he still has to pay or no claim is closed.

I am in the position of my child going back to school to do A levels and I guess my ex will be expecting CSA to finish now as child has reached 16 and is old enough to leave school. I asked CSA if they will inform my ex (No contact for 8 years ) and they said no it will continue as long as I get child benefit and if he contact them they will only say child is still in fulltime education and will give no other details.

seven-day-weekend

Does the absent parent also have to pay for University Education without being informed?

Shouldn't the parent who the child lives with contribute half?

DazzerG

Deleted_User wrote:

b) is the date the child left full time education obtainable under Freedom of Information from the local education authority - who are currently refusing to supply the information via a general enquiry citing Data Protection.

In a nutshell, Freedom of Info relates to access to public information, eg; what's the school policy/proceedure on this or that, etc. This can be requested by anyone (with restrictions).

Specific info relating to an individual is covered by DPA, and only that person (or a legal rep) can obtain copies.

DazzerG

seven-day-weekend wrote:

Does the absent parent also have to pay for University Education without being informed?

I'm assuming the child has to be in Full Time Non Advanced Education to still receive Child Benefit. Once they choose to go onto Uni, then CHB would stop and I guess so would CSA.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the replies.

It would appear the 'child' in question has been in the armed forces for over a year! However, the NRP is still paying CSA via an attachment of earnings order. I presume the parent with care is still claiming child benefit?

As the NRP cannot find out from the ministry of defence (again Data Protection Act) if the child IS now in the forces (and especially as they do not know which force, regiment etc...) and the local education authority are using the same excuse to prevent confirmation of the child having left full time education - the NRP is currently still paying for a child that appears to no longer qualify. The NRP cannot stop the payment from their end as it is a DEO.

An enquiry to the CSA reveals that the parent with care must be the one to notify them of any change of circs!

Does the NRP have ANY rights to information? If so, WHERE can the rules on this be viewed? Everyone's hiding hiding behind Data Protection at the moment.

doelani

Your friend needs to make this information available to CSA and ask them to investigate. I remember my ex had contact with my kids for a week about 6 years and tehn called CSA to say he believed my circumstances had changed, I was living with comeone. CSA contacted me and asked about any changes as he had asked them to investigate. I had already informed them so it did not make any difference but they did follow up my Ex's querie.

[Deleted User]

He has written to the CSA and they are ignoring him. Next stop will have to be a formal complaint I reckon.

It seems ludicrous that the CSA will only take the PWC word for things and treat the NRP as though what they are saying does not count.

Thanks anyway.

skanger

Claiming Child Benefit for a child that has left full time education is benefit fraud, why not report her....

http://www.targetingbenefitfraud.gov.uk/

[Deleted User]

Just bring this back to the fore again - my friend has been gven the absolute runaround over this from both the benefits agency and the CSA and a formal complaint to both has been lodged.

How does the child benefit depart KNOW a child has left school? Does the school tell them? Do they rely on the parent receiving it to tell them? Does something get sent out to the parent when the child has turned 18?

[Deleted User]

I started a new thread as the above post came back as 'invalid link'!