Child Maintenance Service
Commons · Question 43309 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve enforcement against paying parents who repeatedly miss Child Maintenance Service payments.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 9 Apr 2025
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. The CMS has a range of strong enforcement powers that can be used against those w...