Petitions/Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income
StatusClosed
Opened17 Mar 2025
Closes17 Sept 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We think there should be a review into how the Child Maintenance Service can tackle the issue of non-paying parents who are avoiding their responsibilities by working cash in hand.

We think current CMS powers are insufficient to tackle this.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Dr Luke Evans
1Dr Luke Evans MP
Hinckley and Bosworth
4
Jack Rankin
2Jack Rankin MP
Windsor
3
Alex Burghart
3Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
2
Sarah Jones
4Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
2
Apsana Begum
5Apsana Begum MP
Poplar and Limehouse
2
Dan Jarvis
6Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
1
Neil Coyle
7Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
1
Shabana Mahmood
8Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Sarah Gibson
9Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
1
Sir Christopher Chope
10Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1
Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income — Petitions