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Children: Maintenance

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 9797

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to question UIN 111080, answered in February 2026, if he will set out the issues identified by his Department’s continuous review of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders.

Answered by Jake Richards

Most recently in relation to the administration of reciprocal enforcement of maintenance in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice is considering improvements to both the general and the case-specific information available to applicants for reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders and ways to facilitate the making of applications. Opportunities continue to be taken to raise bilateral issues with the authorities in other countries.

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