Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 15917

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 25 November 2024

Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Danny Kruger

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing a commencement order for curfews for non-compliant parents refusing to pay child maintenance.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Child Maintenance Service already has a suite of strong enforcement powers at its disposal. These include using Enforcement Agents (previously known as bailiffs) to take control of goods, forcing the sale of property, removal of driving licence or UK ...

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