Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100231

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have the Child Maintenance Services applied for in respect of non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed meet their child maintenance payment obligations in each of the la

Answer

Andrew Western
The 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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