Question follow-through · 76568

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review how the Child Maintenance Service processes cases involving domestic abuse allegations.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
19 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review how the Child Maintenance Service processes cases involving domestic abuse allegations.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to ensuring that victims and survivors of domestic abuse get the help and support they need to use the CMS safely. CMS domestic abuse training has been reviewed to ensure it reflects the Home Office’s updated statutory guidance on coerciv...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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