Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 28217 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service decisions have been revised, overturned, or amended following mandatory reconsideration or appeal since 1 January 2020; and what proportion of those cases resulted in
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 16 Sep 2026
The Department is committed to ensuring that Child Maintenance Service (CMS) decisions are made in a timely, accurate and fair manner, based on all relevant information provided by parents.A Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) is the process by which a parent ...