Overview of the Act
Section 25 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (2008 Act) makes provision for the Secretary of State (SoS) to make administrative liability orders. It replaces the existing requirement under section 33 of the Child Support Act 1991 (1991 Act) for the SoS to apply to the courts for a liability order. The 2008 Act makes significant amendments to the 1991 Act, including repealing sections 33 and 34 of the 1991 Act and inserting sections 32M and 32N into the 1991 Act. Section 25 of the 2008 Act (which inserts new sections 32M and 32N) has not yet been commenced.
	This Act amends uncommenced sections 32M and 32N of the 1991 Act to alter the basis on which an administrative liability order is made, allow regulations under section 32N to make provision about variation of liability orders, and require regulations under section 32N to make provision about appeals (while repealing 2008 Act changes to the 1991 Act dealing with appeals of liability orders). It also makes some consequential amendments.