25 April 2002
CO/4463/2001
IN THE HIGH
COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH
DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE
COURT
BETWEEN
THE QUEEN
On the application of
KEVIN BARBER
Claimant
‑and
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Defendant
WITNESS STATEMENT
OF IAN JAMES SPRAWSON
The Claimant's liability
for child support
Child Benefit: the
underlying policy
Public attitudes towards Child Benefit
Child benefit and current
policy
Competing claims to Child
Benefit
The limited preference for women over men
The administration of
Child Benefit
The processing of Child
Benefit claims
Child Benefit and Home
Responsibilities Protection
Child Benefit as a
passport to other benefit entitlements
Regulation 34 of the 1987
Regulations
The consequences of
splitting entitlement to CHB