Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89038

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Child Maintenance Service caseworkers to ensure fair treatment of non-resident parents for (a) complex or disputed and (b) other cases.

Answer

Andrew Western
All Child Maintenance Service Case Workers are provided with the Decision Making and Welfare of the Child topics during new entrant learning. These cover the principles of the decision-making process, gathering different types of evidence, applying the ba...

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