The Child Support Agency (CSA) was launched on the 5 April 1993, as an executive agency of the then Department of Social Security. The CSA was given the role of implementing the 1991 Child Support Act and subsequent legislation with purpose of ensuring that parents who live apart both maintain their children, whenever they can afford to do so. The agency is responsible for tracing Non-resident Parents, calculating how much they should pay and, if required, collecting and enforcing payments.