Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100230
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 cases of bailiff action have occurred as a result of outstanding child maintenance payments in each of the last five years.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service may seek a Liability Order only when a Paying Parent has not met their obligations and other measures have been exhausted. In England and Wales, such orders may enable referral to enforcement agents, previously known as baili...
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