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CSA Advice on Data Protection Request
htch75
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I am considering requesting my CSA Data Protection File and wanted to ask some advise first.
My case dates back to 1994 and the CSA did not start DEO until 2000, when me and my partner split she moved away and refused me access to my son I did not know where she was or where my son was. In 2000 I started to see my son again the CSA wrote to me and advised that my case had been re-assessed and I owed £8k in arrears.
I did not have any communication with the CSA until this point and was not aware they were looking for me, I could not pay maintenance to my child as I did not know where he was.
When they finally got in touch I used a 3rd party to help as all this was just far to complicated for me to understand and they managed to reduce my arrears by £2k however at the time I did not realise that the fact that my ex had another child to another father could impact my maintenance calculation and this was not declared to the CSA until 5 years later. Due to the fact that I was using a 3rd party at this time I do not know if this would actually impact my maintenance or not as I do not have the calculations.
My question is, is it worthwhile me requesting the file, if it was found that I should have been paying less due to the other child are the CSA legally required to adjust my debt ? it is now fully paid off but if there is any chance it was wrong I would like it back !!!
Also due to the delay in the CSA contacting me, to claim arrears and then backdating the claim is there likely to be evidence in the file that might help me dispute the backdating of arrears ?
As the arrears are now paid I only really want to go this route if there is a chance of me getting any money back
My case dates back to 1994 and the CSA did not start DEO until 2000, when me and my partner split she moved away and refused me access to my son I did not know where she was or where my son was. In 2000 I started to see my son again the CSA wrote to me and advised that my case had been re-assessed and I owed £8k in arrears.
I did not have any communication with the CSA until this point and was not aware they were looking for me, I could not pay maintenance to my child as I did not know where he was.
When they finally got in touch I used a 3rd party to help as all this was just far to complicated for me to understand and they managed to reduce my arrears by £2k however at the time I did not realise that the fact that my ex had another child to another father could impact my maintenance calculation and this was not declared to the CSA until 5 years later. Due to the fact that I was using a 3rd party at this time I do not know if this would actually impact my maintenance or not as I do not have the calculations.
My question is, is it worthwhile me requesting the file, if it was found that I should have been paying less due to the other child are the CSA legally required to adjust my debt ? it is now fully paid off but if there is any chance it was wrong I would like it back !!!
Also due to the delay in the CSA contacting me, to claim arrears and then backdating the claim is there likely to be evidence in the file that might help me dispute the backdating of arrears ?
As the arrears are now paid I only really want to go this route if there is a chance of me getting any money back
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Changes which happened and reported after the event cannot be implemented retrospectively - so if it was not declared to the CSA for 5 years then it cannot be backdated now.0
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