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Written question asked by Catherine Fookes (Labour) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Child Maintenance Service

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to introduce legislation to implement the commitments outlined in the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, updated 23 June 2025.

Answer

Primary legislation is required to make the change to remove Direct Pay and reform the collection fee structure. Subject to Parliamentary time, we hope to implement the changes so they can take effect within the current Parliament.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
73385
Session
2024-26
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2024-0481
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Deposited papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects
Children Maintenance Standards Child Maintenance Service
Link
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