arrears check them

jimbo4468_2

asked them for info back in october 2006 via telephone fax and letter so yes they have broken the law and yes we are taking them to court. they have until noon 29/4/2007 to produce the paperwork or solicitor taking it to court. under data protection act.

MJMum

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kelloggs36

An accounts breakdown cannot be provided under the DPA unless it has already been done so that law has not been broken. They have just not done it, which would invite complaints and perhaps compensation, but no laws have been broken. If you want them to send you info they hold on you on the computer, you need to state specifically (as MJMum says) that you are requesting it under the DPA and send to the specific address. They have 40 days to provide this info to you. It will not help you in respect of obtaining the Accounts Breakdown though. It will only confirm or not that they have/have not received your request for an accounts breakdown. If this is what you need, then you need to go to your MP and get them to request it as they will get a response quicker than you probably.

jimbo4468_2

first may i thank you all for your responses..however an account breakdown was requested in OCTOBER 2006 as was other relevant details that were requested..the c.s.a. have not sent or given ANY.
AS THEY WERE GIVEN UNTIL NOON 29/4/2007 TO RESPOND WITH THE INFORMATION ...AND WE HAVE RECIEVED NOTHING THEN ITS COURT FOR US....
OBVIOUSLY IVE ALREADY WON...THE FACT IS I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF HAVING "NILL" ARREARS AND THE C.S.A. HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER..( AS THEY REQUESTED).
ISSUE WAS THEY COULDN'T FIND WERE MY ARREARS HAVE COME FROM....
THEY HAVE ADMITTED THIS TO MY SOLICITOR...
THEC.S.A STATED THAT MY CASE WAS BEING LOOKED AT (NOV2006)..
THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING...NOTEVEN SENT LETTERS OR PHONE CALLS..
SO FINALLY THEY HAVE TOTALLY IGNORED THE ISSUE...POSSIBLY COZ 1 OF THE CASES CLOSES SOON (CHILD TURNS 16) UNLESS HE CARRIES ON IN FULL TIME ED.
SO POSS C.S.A WAITING TILL THIS ENDS AND THEY SAY THEY NEED TO "RECALCULATE"
BUT WHEN MYSELF AND MY SOLICITOR REQUESTS INFO AND THEY DONT RESPOND THEN THEY HAVEBROKEN THE LAW..D.P.A.

kelloggs36

Not unless you have stated specifically that you have requested information under the DPA. What you have requested is not a matter for the DPA it won't be there anyway! The only info held by them is what you have told them and their calculations and any notes, if they haven't done an arrears breakdown, if you request info under the DPA it won't be supplied. I accept that they haven't done what they are supposed to do, but it isn't a matter that will be dealt with under the DPA. Have you been to your MP to request the info again?

kelloggs36

You are asking them to perform an action, which is to calculate the arrears and provide a breakdown. If you ask for the info under the DPA it will only give you what you already have. What you need to do is to get them to perform an action. An accounts breakdown has to be physically calculated, and it has not been done, this is the issue. All the info held by them will not produce this specific info that you need. I'm not suggesting that they are in the right for one minute, but you are confusing the legal issues.

katdeeley

It seems to me that the csa is a law unto its self,they seem to be able to do what ever they like.No one department seems to know what the hell the other department is doing!! and the figures that they expect people, to pay where the hell do they get them from no child costs as much as for example 15% of your wage.Lots of the men paying this fee are not even allowed to see the child or children often through no fault of their own,obviously there are exceptions to this. It seems to me a very unfare system which every one knows does not work which is why they are scrapping it! Does any one know any more about the Limitations Act you can find it under google which states that if you owe debt for six or more years you cannot be hounded for it! any one had any dealings with this? does it apply to the csa? or can they still deduct debts direct from your salary?

kelloggs36

The statute of limitations won't affect a DEO as they do not require a liability order to do this.

jimbo4468_2

recieved letter on saturday saying..
APPLICATION CANCELLED,WITHDRAWN OR CEASED TO HAVE EFFECT...
this is regarding my maintenance assessment and came into effect 4/11/2006?????????dont know what they are doing???

janiegs

Nope, it just means that they have just got round to actioning a change backdated to 04/11/06. I'd ring and ask them why it's been closed if I were you - you may be headed for a new case on the new system in 13 weeks time.....