We welcome the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill and the Child Support (Enforcement) Bill and their aims. We provide information later in this Report on how these pieces of legislation will help improve the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service.

We welcome the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill and the Child Support (Enforcement) Bill and their aims. We provide information later in this Report on how these pieces of legislation will help improve the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service. Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Paragraph: 16 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: We know the vast majority of paying parents want to do the right thing and support their children, but the Government shares the Committee’s view that effective enforcement should be a key priority for those few paying parents who willingly refuse to meet their obligations to support their children.