Petition · past parliament
Revise the way the CMS works
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Revise the way the CMS works.
Both parents are required by law to contribute financially to the cost of bringing up their children yet the CMS are failing to calculate and process cases properly allowing the Non Resident Parent to not pay or pay significantly less than required.
Both parents are required by law to contribute financially to the cost of bringing up their children yet the CMS are failing to calculate and process cases properly allowing the Non Resident Parent to not pay or pay significantly less than required.
Some cases are awarded a mere £1 or less per child. Loopholes allow Self Employed non resident parents to declare the bare minimum therefore decreasing the calcated amount.
The Child Maintenance Service had so many promises to deliver a great service.
"We keep the interests of your child at the heart of everything we do. We do this by working with you to provide a service that helps you to easily manage
your child maintenance payments"
We need them to be the service they promise to be!
The Child Maintenance Service had so many promises to deliver a great service.
"We keep the interests of your child at the heart of everything we do. We do this by working with you to provide a service that helps you to easily manage
your child maintenance payments"
We need them to be the service they promise to be!
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.
We understand that you're concerned about how child maintenance is calculated, but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like to see.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you're concerned about how child maintenance is calculated, but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like to see.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 18 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.