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Hello all,
Hopefully someone out there can help me with this issue.
I have a daughter who is 19 and have just finished paying the final instalments of maintenance through the CSA. That's not the issue. My issue come from having a son 21 yrs ago who turned out, at the age of 2yrs and after his mother wanted a DNA test done, not to be mine. The CSA had me on their system as being his father and in 1995 after the DNA results the case was closed....supposedly. I'm still on their records and what's worse is that they say i'm on there for good because the case was opened when it was believed that I was his father. In 2003 I received a letter from the CSA saying that my maintenance liability had ended.....8 yrs after It actually should have ended. Yesterday morning, the morning of my mother in laws funeral, I get another letter telling me, once again, that my liability ended in 2003!!! My wife, who was already in a state of emotion, now had questions for me about this.
After contacting the CSA and being hung up on and then being told that there was nothing they could do to change it i'm wondering if there truly is a way of erasing me from the records of a child that was never mine? It seems once again that the CSA do not care how they treat people especially the absent parent and care even less about basic human rights.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
thank you for your time
Karl
Hi Karl
The CSA have no shame and less morality! I would pursue a complaint and continue to follow up until you get satisfaction. It's always better to write to them, keep copies and send recorded signed for. You can take it as far as your MP ...here's a link that might help.
www.gov.uk/complain-child-support-agency
It might be worth having a word with the Information Commissioners - it does sound like there is potentially a data protection issue - certainly they seem to be keeping records for longer than is necessary.
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