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Child Maintenance Service legislative framework and reform

Child Maintenance Service - legislative framework and reform

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2026

4 events
30 Mar 2026 | Guidance Department for Work and Pensions evidence

Child maintenance decision makers' guide

Why linked: Filled the "DWP operational guidance and service standards for CMS" gap via web research

Guidance for DWP decision makers on child maintenance.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Chapter 1: Child Maintenance Group abbreviations (6pp)
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↓ Chapter 2: Child Maintenance Group legislation (3pp) ↓ Volume 1: The basic principles (chapters 3 to 16) (106pp) ↓ Volume 2: Maintenance calculations (chapters 17 to 26) (71pp) ↓ Volume 3: Variations (chapters 27 to 36) (48pp) ↓ Volume 4: Information gathering (chapters 37 to 41) (31pp) ↓ Volume 5: Review and appeals (chapters 42 to 48) (52pp) ↓ Volume 6: Collection and enforcement (chapters 49 to 95) (251pp) ↓ Volume 7: Evidence and decision making (chapters 96 to 100) (58pp) ↓ Annex A: Client contact (6pp) ↓ Annex B: Court proceedings (10pp) ↓ Annex C: Notifications (5pp) ↓ Annex D: Understanding employed and self-employed earners (8pp) ↓ CMDMG abbreviations summary of changes (1pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 1 summary of changes (5pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 2 summary of changes (3pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 3 summary of changes (3pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 4 summary of changes (1pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 5 summary of changes (2pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 6 summary of changes (2pp) ↓ CMDMG Volume 7 summary of changes (4pp) ↓ CMDMG Annex A summary of changes (1pp)

2025

8 events
25 Sep 2025 | Policy paper Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) Independent Case Examiner linked direct

Department for Communities (NI) complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2024 to 2025

Why linked: NI Independent Case Examiner complaints report on CMS - regulatory standards and procedural safeguards

A report on reviews of complaints about the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland (NI) for 2024 to 2025.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of… (5pp)
23 Jun 2025 | Impact assessment Department for Work and Pensions linked direct

Introduction of single maintenance collection and transfer service in the Child Maintenance Service – impact on child poverty levels

Why linked: Impact assessment of single maintenance collection and transfer service on child poverty — policy reform and CMS operational change

Impact assessment of single maintenance collection and transfer service on child poverty — policy reform and CMS operational change

In response to: Introduction of single maintenance collection and transfer service in the Child Maintenan…

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK
23 Jun 2025 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked direct

Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments

Why linked: Consultation outcome on proposed CMS reforms relating to collection and transfer of payments — directly within scope of legislative framework and operational reform

This consultation seeks the views on proposed reforms relating to service types within the Child Maintenance Service.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and…
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↓ Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of… (34pp) ↓ Cynhaliaeth Plant: Gwella casglu a throsglwyddo taliadau (C… ↓ Cynhaliaeth Plant: Gwella casglu a throsglwyddo taliadau (C… (5pp) ↓ Government response: Child Maintenance: Improving the colle… ↓ Cynhaliaeth Plant: Gwella casglu a throsglwyddo taliadau – …
6 Jan 2025 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions linked direct

DWP complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2023 to 2024

Why linked: DWP ICE annual report on CMS complaints falls within case examination and administrative procedure scope

The Independent Case Examiner's annual report on complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department f…
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↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department for Work and P… (53pp)
6 Jan 2025 | Policy paper Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) Independent Case Examiner linked direct

Department for Communities (NI) complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2023 to 2024

Why linked: Independent Case Examiner annual report 2023-24 — directly comparable to the 2024-25 ICE report and useful as a year-on-year complaints baseline for the NI CMS.

A report on reviews of complaints about the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland (NI) for 2023 to 2024.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of…

2023

5 events
14 Dec 2023 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions Independent Case Examiner linked direct

DWP complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2022 to 2023

Why linked: DWP ICE annual report 2022-23 covers CMS complaints procedure and case examination

The Independent Case Examiner's annual report on complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ DWP complaints: Annual report by the Independen… (30pp)
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↓ DWP complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Exami…
14 Dec 2023 | Policy paper Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) Independent Case Examiner linked direct

Department for Communities (NI) complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2022 to 2023

Why linked: DfC (NI) ICE annual report 2022-23 explicitly covers Child Maintenance Service complaints and reviews

A report on reviews of complaints about the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland for 2022 to 2023.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of… (8pp)
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↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of Communities…
20 Sep 2023 | Act linked direct

Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023

Why linked: Primary legislation directly reforming CMS enforcement powers — a core element of the legislative framework.

The Act enables the Secretary of State to make administrative liability orders, removing the need for the CMS to apply to court to enforce unpaid child maintenance.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK
29 Jun 2023 | Act linked direct

Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023

Why linked: Primary legislation amending the CMS's statutory framework specifically for domestic abuse cases — a direct legislative reform event.

The Act amends the Child Support Act 1991 to allow the CMS to place a case onto Collect and Pay where there is evidence of relevant domestic abuse.

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19 Jan 2023 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions linked direct

Government response to the independent review of the Child Maintenance Service response to domestic abuse

Why linked: Government response to the independent review of the CMS response to domestic abuse — the ministerial basis for the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023.

A response by the government to the independent review of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) response to domestic abuse.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Government response to the independent review o…
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↓ Government response to the independent review of the Child … (16pp)

2022

3 events
16 Dec 2022 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions Independent Case Examiner linked direct

DWP complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2021 to 2022

Why linked: DWP ICE annual report 2021-22 documents CMS complaints procedures and case examination framework

The Independent Case Examiner's annual report on complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department fo…
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↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department for Work and P… (32pp)
16 Dec 2022 | Policy paper Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) Independent Case Examiner linked direct

Department for Communities (NI) complaints: Annual report by the Independent Case Examiner 2021 to 2022

Why linked: DfC (NI) ICE annual report 2021-22 explicitly addresses Child Maintenance Service complaints and reviews

A report on reviews of complaints about the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland for 2021 to 2022.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of…
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↓ Independent Case Examiner for the Department of Communities… (7pp)

2021

1 event
30 Jun 2021 | Statutory Instrument Northern Ireland Executive linked direct

The Child Support Maintenance Calculation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Why linked: Child Support Maintenance Calculation (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021 - direct statutory instrument amending child support calculation framework

These Regulations amend the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 427) by inserting regulations 75(2) to (4). Regulation 75(1) (as renumbered by these Regulations) sets out the condition for a person who has reached the …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

2018

1 event
1 Jan 2018 | Impact assessment evidence

Self-certified Impact Assessment: The Child Maintenance (Deduction Orders) SI 2018/1279

Why linked: Filled the "Impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses of legislative changes" gap via web research

A self-certified Impact Assessment accompanying SI 2018/1279, assessing the costs and benefits of extending CMS deduction order powers to jointly held bank accounts, including 10-year cost estimates to business and analysis of enforcement options.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

2015

1 event

2014

2 events
25 Jul 2014 | Impact assessment evidence

Impact assessment opinion: Child maintenance reforms: CSA case closure, introducing CMS

Why linked: Filled the "Impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses of legislative changes" gap via web research

The Regulatory Policy Committee's evaluation of the DWP impact assessment for the Child Maintenance reforms covering CSA case closure, introduction of CMS fees, and support for family-based arrangements — a formal cost-benefit analysis scrutiny document for the core CMS legislative …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Impact assessment: Child maintenance reforms: C… (2pp)
26 Mar 2014 | Guidance evidence

Child Maintenance Service guidance (collection)

Why linked: Filled the "DWP operational guidance and service standards for CMS" gap via web research

A gov.uk collection bringing together the official CMS service leaflets for the 2012 child maintenance scheme, covering how the service operates, how payments are calculated, and what clients can expect — effectively the published service standards for CMS users.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

2011

6 events