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Child Maintenance Service

Asked by Catherine FookesLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 73385

The 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 Paymen

Answered by Andrew Western

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.

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