Question follow-through · 62003

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service is required to justify delays in its decision-making processes.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
26 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service is required to justify delays in its decision-making processes.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Child Maintenance customers can use the online service to track the progress of reported changes and view expected completion dates at any time without the need to call. They can also upload evidence and view any letters which have been sent to them. All ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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