Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 121585 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department last reviewed the Child Maintenance Service’s policy framework for modern shared-care arrangements; and whether the Service plans to reform its policies on cases where both parents a
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 25 Mar 2026
The Government recognises that shared care arrangements can play an important role in supporting children to maintain relationships with both parents after separation. In the child maintenance system, shared care is reflected in the maintenance calculatio...