ROSSENDALE and Darwen's MP has called for a change to the Child Support Agency.

Jake Berry told a Commons debate: “People in Rossendale and Darwen who deal with the CSA tell me that they find that the CSA’s approach creates trouble in what is already a strained relationship.

"Will the Minister please update the House about the practical steps that are to be taken to introduce a more conciliatory approach?

Maria Miller, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said that reforms were being looked at.

She said: “My hon. Friend is getting to the heart of the reform that we are looking to put in place under the future scheme, which is to make sure that parents such as his constituents get the right support up front from specialist organisations that can help them with their parental relationship post-separation.

"There is a growing body of evidence to show that that is one of the main determinants of whether people have an effective child maintenance regime in place after separation.