IDG61040 - Child Support Agency: Disclosures to CSA in Northern Ireland
CSA require information to trace absent parents
Section 14 and Paragraph 1, Schedule 2 of the Child Support Act
1991 allows HMRC to disclose, at the request of CSA (Northern
Ireland), any information it holds about an absent parent (the CSA
often calls such persons ‘non-residents’) which is
relevant for the purposes of CSA’s attempts to trace the
individual. Usually this will be information on the current address
of the absent parent or in the case of an employed absent parent,
the name and address of their employer.
Only DMB may disclose this information.
If an officer from the CSA asks you for information to be
used in the tracing of the current address or current employer of
absent parents, you must tell CSA to make the request using their
correct procedures, i.e. by sending Form 720.
CSA require information about the earnings or other income of a self-employed absent parent
Paragraph 1A, Schedule 2 of the Child Support Act 1991 was
inserted by section 80 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999
and allows HMRC to supply the CSA (Northern Ireland) with
information about the earnings or other income of a self-employed
absent parent for child support purposes.
Only DMB may disclose this information.
If an officer from the CSA asks you for information relating
to the earnings or other income of an absent parent, you must you
must tell CSA to make the request using their correct procedures,
i.e. by sending Form 720.
CSA require information about earnings or other income of a self-employed absent parent
Paragraph 1A, Schedule 2 of the Child Support Act 1991 was
inserted by section 80 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999
and allows HMRC to supply the CSA with information about the
earnings or other income of a self-employed absent parent for child
support purposes.
Only DMB may disclose this information.
If an officer from the CSA asks you for information relating
to the earnings or other income of an absent parent, you must you
must tell CSA to make the request using their correct procedures,
i.e. by sending Form 720.
Procedure to follow
All requests for information by CSA must be made on Form 720.
Devolved administrations
This guidance applies to Northern Ireland only. The legal gateways permitting the sharing of information with CSA are different for the remainder of the United Kingdom.
Further guidance
If you receive a request for information and are unsure how to proceed, please contact Information Strategy for advice. See IDG90100 for contact details.
