Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81157

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve the enforcement of child maintenance payments.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to making the most effective use of its strong enforcement powers and have made a number of improvements to its processes to drive case compliance and challenge non-compliant behaviours. The Department pub...

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