I am writing to confirm that the Department has now completed its search for the information which you requested on 04/03/10. A response is listed below.

You requested that the Department “confirm for the latest three years for which figures are available, the gender breakdown of Resident Parent and Non Resident Parent”.

Our records show that in the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division the gender breakdown of Resident Parent (also known as Parent with Care) and Non Resident Parent are as follows:

On that date you also requested “For each gender, please confirm the percentage of successful claims and the percentage of each type of enforcement measures taken”

On 8^th March 2010 an e-mail was sent to you to clarify the request.

On 20^th April 2010 you replied

“Enforcement : measures taken by the CSA to enforce a payment to the CSA”

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by gender and is therefore not available from this Department

If you feel that the information we have provided does not fully meet your request please contact us at 02890 695035 in the first instance. You have the right to request a formal review by the Department within two calendar months of the date of this letter. If you wish to do so, please write to:

The FOI Team, Records Management Branch, Department for Social Development, Ground Floor, Lighthouse Building, 1 Cromac Place, Gasworks Business Park, Ormeau Rd, Belfast BT7 2JB.

If after such an internal review you are still dissatisfied with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, who will undertake an independent review.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours Sincerely,

John Millar

NI Operations Manager