Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 783 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Warinder Juss
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent the Child Maintenance Service being used as a method of coercive control in previously abusive relationships.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 22 May 2026
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring victims and survivors of abuse get the help and support they need to use the CMS safely. In order to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse, all CMS caseworkers receive extensive traini...