Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45926

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential impact of GDPR legislation on the ability of paying parents to find proof that their child is still in full-time education.

Answer

Andrew Western
If a paying parent believes that the Child Maintenance (CM) liability should cease because a qualifying child (QC) no longer meets the statutory definition of a qualifying young person but checks with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) disagree, the...

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