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Current maintenance arrestment
Since the introduction of the ‘deduction from earnings order’ (see here) in 2016 for the collection of maintenance arrears, current maintenance arrestments are seldom used.1ss51-56 D(S)A 1987
Number of current maintenance arrestments executed
Year

2011/12
16,025
2012/13
12,540
2013/14
19,495
2014/15
12,980
2015/16
15
2016/17
15
2017/18
20
2018/19
15
2019/20
5
2020/21
0
2021/22
25
 
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