Explanatory Notes

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 6

5 June 2008

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

Section 1: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

66.Section 1 provides that there will be a new body corporate called the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission but referred to as ‘the Commission’. The section also introduces Schedule 1 which sets out in more detail how the Commission will be structured.

67.The Commission will comprise a board consisting of a Chair, a chief executive to be known as the Commissioner for Child Maintenance, executive directors and non-executive directors.