Child Maintenance Service
Commons · Question 13587 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including consideration of coercive and controlling behaviour between parents into Child Maintenance Service calculations and decision-making proce
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 6 Jul 2026
Whilst calculation and decision-making processes are set out in legislation, and decision makers must act in accordance with those statutory provisions, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring victims and survivors of abuse get the he...