Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 120492

Child Maintenance Service

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what enforcement powers are exercised by the Child Maintenance Service pending the commencement of the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not.When a paying parent does not make maintenance payments on time or in full, the CM...

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