Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 121968

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a parent with care requesting a Financial Investigation Unit referral and the referral being actioned; and how the Department monitors compliance with internal timeframe

Answer

Andrew Western
Data on the average time from a parent initiating a referral request to the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) and that referral being actioned are not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.All cases which are accepted by the ...

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