A GROUP of dads, dressed as Spiderman, Superman, Batman and even the Pope demonstrated outside the Waterfront-based Child Support Agency in a bid for fairer rights for fathers.

The activists, from New Fathers 4 Justice, who are known for their high profile antics as they campaign for fathers’ rights, disrupted the Monday morning arrival of CSA staff, who they claim are targeting them for maintenance.

The dads and one mum travelled from all over the country for the demonstration as they called for increased and fairer rights for fathers.

Organiser Gary Roe, from Derbyshire, who dressed as the religious leader, said: "We do pay for our children and we don't have a problem with that, but we would like to see them. Why should we have to go to court to get contact.

"I feel very strongly about the CSA, they used to tell me I wasn't paying any maintenance for my child when I was regularly."

He added: "A lot of people think we are a load of idiots who just get on roofs, but we have to get noticed as just writing to your MP doesn't get you anywhere."

A spokesman for the Child Support Agency, said: "The Child Support Agency arranges and collects maintenance payments on behalf of almost 850,000 children and will not be intimidated or deterred from that task.

"Child maintenance is a separate issue from the custody of children, which is a matter for the courts.

"All separated parents are free to make their own private maintenance arrangements if they are able to, or pay maintenance through the CSA according to a formula laid down by Parliament.

"If anyone feels they have been unfairly treated by the Agency there is an independent complaints process."