Can the CSA legitimately demand new partners details?
One user of the newsgroup informed the CSA that their new partner had warned that any release of her personal details direct to the CSA on her behalf would be a ‘tort’ against her person (she said just that). He told the CSA that he would tell them what little he knew if they gave him immunity against any court action she might take – or they could ask her directly. The CSA agreed to disregard her details. In short the CSA have no right to obtain by duress your new partners details and you have no legal obligation to give them if by doing so you would breach the law. But if the new partner’s income isn’t given the CSA is likely to make a Category ‘B’ IMA – which means that the partner will be legally assumed to be able to half-maintain any (joint) child(ren) they have. The Protected Income calculation won’t be done. That can mean a higher assessment if the new family income is around Income Support levels. If a Departure application is being considered the new partner’s details may be
