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Children: Maintenance

Commons · Question 43312 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service does not allow economic abuse through missed payments by the paying parent.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 7 Apr 2025

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic and economic abuse extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that victims of abuse get the help and support they need. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) possess robust enforcement po...