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The Government has extended the consultation on the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to ensure there is suitable time for feedback from external organisations. The consultation, launched 8th May 2024, is a chance to discuss ways the CMS can help to increase the number of children being kept out of poverty. DWP Lords Minister, Baroness Maeve Sherlock: This government … Continue reading Child Maintenance consultation extended
Parents who refuse to pay child maintenance will face accelerated sanctions as Ministers announce the introduction of new powers to speed up strong enforcement action and other reforms to make the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) fairer. Introducing long-term changes to make the system fairer for children and parents Enforcement process to be made almost four … Continue reading New crackdown on parents who refuse to pay child maintenance launched
Parents who fail to pay child maintenance will face tougher sanctions faster after new laws were passed … to speed up stronger enforcement action. A Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Siobhan Baillie MP and Baroness Redfern has become law. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be able to impose tougher sanctions on non-paying … Continue reading Swifter sanctions on unpaid child maintenance
Parliament has approved new powers to stop child maintenance economic abuse New law will allow Child Maintenance Service to intervene in payments More financial protection for children in separated families The new law will allow the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to intervene on behalf of parents where abuse is evident, using its powers to collect … Continue reading New child maintenance powers to protect victims from domestic abusers
The change is being considered as part of proposals that will get more of the money that is owed to the children of separated parents. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) were involved in £1 billion of child maintenance payments during 2021, operating as a crucial weapon in the battle against child poverty. Child support payments … Continue reading Curfews for parents who fail to pay child maintenance
Children of separated parents are set to benefit from changes to the Child Maintenance Service announced 14th March 2022 as new powers are revealed. New powers introduced will expand the list of companies and organisations required to provide information to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) which will help the service trace the paying parent, calculate … Continue reading Children to benefit from Child Maintenance Service changes
New figures reveal a record £1 billion in child maintenance payments has been collected and arranged in the last 12 months to September 2021. Figures reveal: nearly 800,000 children are now covered by a child maintenance arrangementresults prove strength of vital service to separated parents and children The sum was collected and arranged on behalf … Continue reading Record £1 billion child support