United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 106810
Children: Maintenance
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19 January 2026
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22 January 2026 · Answer
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22 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service enforcement action is proportionate in cases involving (a) small and (b) short-term arrears.
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19 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service enforcement action is proportionate in cases involving (a) small and (b) short-term arrears.
Source: Commons
22 January 2026
Answer
In cases where arrears are outstanding, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) proactively seek to negotiate with the paying parent a feasible and affordable repayment plan, taking into account the individual circumstances of each case. For small arrears pay...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106810
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1872911
- uk · wq-1872911 · source updated 22 January 2026