Kirith Entwistle

Kirith Entwistle

Labour — Bolton North East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 March 2026

Debate

Child Maintenance Service

Contribution

Absolutely. The system is fundamentally broken. Children must be at the heart of any decision made about them. It is important to recognise that many parents, particularly single mothers, who have experienced abuse do not use the CMS at all. They avoid it because engaging with the system may mean renewed contact with the very person they are trying to escape. They do not see the CMS as protection, but merely as another channel through which a perpetrator can exert control.

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