Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122384

Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is for the Child Maintenance Service to resolve complaints escalated beyond initial review.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department does not hold centrally collated information on the average time taken for the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to resolve complaints escalated beyond initial review.CMS follows the Department’s complaints service standard, aiming to resolve...

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