Petition · past parliament

Change child maintenance so it's fair for the child and father

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently the system is a flat steep rate, further more the father is charged 16% more to collect it than the mother who only received a 4% charge.

With no evidence needed that the mother spends the maintenance on maintaining the child's up bringing.

Make the charges fair and liveable

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly how you would like the child maintenance system to be changed.

Timeline

24 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.