Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 68087
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent receiving parents from limiting access of children to those parents paying child maintenance in order to receive higher payments.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that a child's welfare is best served by the continued involvement of each parent in their life, provided that involvement is safe and meets the needs of the child. It is aware that paying pare...
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