Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 55562

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests by parents to move their cases to collect and pay following the failure of the other parent to make a child maintenance payment in each of the last 5 years.

Answer

Andrew Western
A principle of The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support.The CMS has two service types: Direct P...

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