Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 48813
Child Maintenance Service: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the Child Maintenance Service being used in coercive and controlling behaviour by abusive ex-partners (a) by malicious reporting to the (i) police and (ii)
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service is committed to ensuring that it delivers a safe service that is sensitive to the needs of all the parents that use its service. We recognise that some parents may face difficult circumstances, particularly at a time of separ...
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