Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101407

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service's response times to MPs' queries.

Answer

Andrew Western
Where a customer makes a complaint, including when an MP contacts DWP on their behalf, DWP complaints service standard (including Child Maintenance Service - CMS) aim is to contact a customer within 15 working days to tell them of the outcome of their com...

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