Child Support Agency
Child Support Agency liability orders previously registered in the
Registry of County Court Judgments, now form part of Section 1 of the
Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines with details of county court
judgments and administration orders.
These Liability Orders normally relate to self-employed individuals
as no Attachment of Earnings Order can be made in these cases. Where
it is believed that the individual could be contributing, the CSA takes
out a Liability Order in a Magistrates Court and, if the debtor is not
willing to pay, the debt may be registered. RTL is notified by one of
the six CSA Offices in the UK.
Details appearing on any search of the Register include the name and
address of the debtor, the date and amount of the debt, the CSA Centre
responsible for the information and their reference number.
Payment
If the Order is fully repaid after one calendar month from the date
of Order, the entry will be marked as ‘satisfied’ on the Register
where it will remain for the statutory six year period from the date
of Order. If fully repaid within one calendar month from the date of
order, the record can be removed from the Register.
Removal
Details of Orders remain on the Register for a statutory period of six
years from the date of Order, unless reversed by the court, or the
amount is fully repaid within one calendar month from the date of
registration when the CSA office will notify RTL that the entry
should be removed from the Register.
Amendment
If a debtor feels that details of a registration are inaccurate,
application should be made to RTL, providing particulars of the
order and stating the requested amendment. If a recent search
of the Register has not been made, the requisite search fee must
be enclosed. A query will be raised with the relevant CSA office
who will investigate and respond to RTL. Upon receipt of their response,
the debtor will be advised and, if appropriate, the Register will be amended.
General information
Contact details for the Child Support Agency offices can be found here
Alternatively the CSA Helpline telephone number is : 08457 133133