Child Maintenance Service
Commons · Question 71813 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Tracy Gilbert
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to reform the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 10 Sep 2025
The Government has set out plans to introduce a single service where all payments will be monitored, enabling the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to identify missed, late, or partial payments in real time. This will enable swift enforcement action to rest...