Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100228
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have been sent to prison in each of the last five years.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...
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