Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 100229 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have had their driving licenses disqualified as a consequence in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 23 Dec 2025
The 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...