Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 106811 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of enforcement correspondence issued by the Child Maintenance Service in cases involving very small arrears, including where that correspondence refers to bai
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Jan 2026
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) missed payment and arrears notifications do reference potential enforcement action that can be considered, should a paying parent continue to miss or avoid making child maintenance payments. This is to ensure the paying...