Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 70529

Child Maintenance Service

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Nigel Huddleston

ConservativeDroitwich and Evesham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Child Maintenance Service.

Answer

Andrew Western
The CMS has four official Key Performance Indicators (KPI). These are: Application clearances, change of circumstances clearances, Collect and Pay compliance and assessment accuracy. Each KPI has its own standard measure.Every quarter, the CMS publishes ...

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