Petition · past parliament
Make the child maintenance service abide by the data protection act and GDPR
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The child maintenance service are in breach of the data protection act and GDPR by sharing paying parents gross weekly, monthly and yearly income with receiving parents who are hostile and often use this information to make things worse for paying parent
First hand experience and written evidence sent to mp where they have confirmed on a recorded call does not match case notes or history and they don't know why
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can't accept your petition because it's not something the UK Government or Parliament is responsible for.
Enforcement of data protection law is the responsibility of the Information Commissioner. You can find out more about their role here:
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/your-personal-information-concerns/
You could start a new petition setting how you would like data protection law changed if that is something you would like to see happen.
Enforcement of data protection law is the responsibility of the Information Commissioner. You can find out more about their role here:
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/your-personal-information-concerns/
You could start a new petition setting how you would like data protection law changed if that is something you would like to see happen.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Dec 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.