United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 116394
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
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26 February 2026
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5 March 2026 · Answer
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5 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) recognising and applying court-ordered shared care arrangements when determining maintenance liabilit
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26 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) recognising and applying court-ordered shared care arrangements when determining maintenance liabilit
Source: Commons
5 March 2026
Answer
Where the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is satisfied that both parents have equal day-to-day care for the child, in addition to sharing overnight care, there is no requirement for either parent to pay child maintenance. There is no statutory definition ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-26/116394
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1885539
- uk · wq-1885539 · source updated 5 March 2026