Guidance: Child maintenance decision makers' guide

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Guidance for DWP decision makers on child maintenance.

Updated Volume 1 (chapters 3-16) The Basic Principles and summary of changes from Dec 2021; Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26) and Volume 2 summary of changes; Volume 6: Collection and enforcement (chapters 49 to 95) and Volume 6 summary of changes.

'Vol 1 Chapters 3-16 The Basic Principles' and ' Summary of Changes from Dec 2021' updated.

Updated Volume 1: The basic principles (chapters 3 to 16) and Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26). The changes are listed in the updated summaries of changes for Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Updated - Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26) and CMDMG Volume 2 summary of changes

Updated volume 1: The basic principles (chapters 3 to 16) and volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26). The changes are listed in the updated summaries of changes for volume 1 and volume 2.

Updated 'Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26)'. The changes are listed in the updated 'CMDMG Volume 2 summary of changes'.

Published updated "Chapter 1: Child Maintenance Group abbreviations " and "Volume 1: The basic principles (chapters 3 to 16)". The changes are listed in the updated "CMDMG abbreviations summary of changes" and "CMDMG Volume 1 summary of changes".

The following chapters have been updated: Chapter 1: Child Maintenance Group abbreviations, Volume 1: The basic principles (chapters 3 to 16), Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26), Volume 6:,Collection and enforcement (chapters 49 to 95), CMDMG abbreviations summary of changes, CMDMG Volume 1 summary of changes, CMDMG Volume 2 summary of changes, CMDMG Volume 6 summary of changes.

Updated 'Chapter 1: Child Maintenance Group abbreviations', 'Volume 3: Variations (chapters 27 to 36)', 'CMDMG abbreviations summary of changes' and also 'CMDMG Volume 3 summary of changes'.

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