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Single Parent FAQs: Summer Holiday Support – Issue 31
27/06/2024
Blog
Answers to the most recently frequently asked questions on Summer Holidays.
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Single not single
10/06/2024
Blog
Imprisonment denies families access to #ChildMaintenance through not fault of their own- guest blog by Nancy Loucks, Chief Executive of Families Outside.
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UK Government child maintenance consultation
06/06/2024
News
This consultation is open to voluntary and community sector organisations, as well as Child Maintenance Service customers and members of the general public. It seeks views on a number of proposals, which include eliminating Direct Pay.
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Single Parent FAQs: Child Contact Arrangements – Issue 30
27/05/2024
Blog
Answers to the most frequently asked questions on Child Contact Arrangements.
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