Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116394

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) recognising and applying court-ordered shared care arrangements when determining maintenance liabilit

Answer

Andrew Western

Where the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is satisfied that both parents have equal day-to-day care for the child, in addition to sharing overnight care, there is no requirement for either parent to pay child maintenance. There is no statutory definition ...

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