Parents who fail to support their children financially could be placedunder curfew, be electronically tagged and have their passportsconfiscated under Government proposals to replace the Child SupportAgency (CSA) with a tougher, more streamlined successor.
There will also be a drive to force mothers to put the name of thefather on the birth certificate so they can be chased for money lateron. Sir David Henshaw, the former chief executive of Liverpool CityCouncil who developed the proposals, called for "fundamental change inthe way child support is organised in this country".
In his report Recovering Child Support: Routes to Responsibility, heproposed abolishing the CSA. In its place, he would like to see anorganisation, "focused on child welfare and enforcingresponsibilities".
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