Question follow-through · 18353
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made in reforming the Child Maintenance Service.
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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
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made in reforming the Child Maintenance Service.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government has committed to a series of reforms to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). These include the intention to remove Direct Pay and move to a single, enhanced Collect and Pay system. This will enable the CMS to monitor all payments, identify...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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