Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64469

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

Tabled: 2 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Jo Platt

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to introduce legislation to implement the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, published on 23 June 202

Answer

Andrew Western

Primary legislation is required to make the change to remove Direct Pay and reform the collection fee structure, meaning these changes will be subject to detailed parliamentary scrutiny. Our intention is to implement these changes as soon as parliamentary...

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