Committees

Child Maintenance Service

Inquiry

Millions of children and parents are served by the Child Maintenance Service. But is it working as effectively as it could be so that the best interests of the child are being met?

The Government has recently proposed changes to how the Child Maintenance Service administers payments. This inquiry will look at those proposals and more broadly how to boost the Service’s effectiveness in increasing payment compliance rates and improving the way it deals with families.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 12:00pm on 6 October 2025.

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 15 July 2026
9:30am Public
Child Maintenance Service - Oral evidence 15 July 2026
9:30am
  • Abigail Wood (CEO at Gingerbread)
  • Sam Morfey (CEO, Both Parents Matter at Surviving Economic Abuse)
  • Sara D'Arcy (Head of External Affairs at Surviving Economic Abuse)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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