Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106811

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Zöe Franklin

Liberal DemocratGuildford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of enforcement correspondence issued by the Child Maintenance Service in cases involving very small arrears, including where that correspondence refers to bai

Answer

Andrew Western
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) missed payment and arrears notifications do reference potential enforcement action that can be considered, should a paying parent continue to miss or avoid making child maintenance payments. This is to ensure the paying...

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