Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 99818

Debt Collection

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Tom Tugendhat

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement, including the recovery rate following (a) liability orders, (b) bailiff action and (c) deduction orders.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department monitors the effectiveness of Child Maintenance Service (CMS) enforcement processes to ensure compliance and support the collection of maintenance owed to children. The information requested on assessments of the effectiveness of individual...

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