Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122265

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service’s (a) call-back performance and (b) adherence to its own service level agreements regarding telephone communicati

Answer

Andrew Western
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) monitors telephony performance daily, including call-back requests and the age of outstanding calls. As of March 2026, over 65% of call backs are completed within the Department’s 48 hour target. Performance is reviewed...

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