A complete review of the Child Maintenance Service

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Review of how child maintenance calculations are made in order to take into account peoples outgoings in respects of essential living costs

More effective complaints management and accountability when mistakes are made.

Mediation powers so parents are able to see children.

The current CMS system is out dated, biased and not fit for purpose. Paying parents are left struggling to survive because living costs are not taken into account and in many cases have resulted in job losses, homelessness and suicide in a few cases. The mental impact of dealing with the CMS is traumatic, especially when catastrophic mistakes are made. There are many parents who will use the CMS to manipulate a former partner. This needs to stop. The CMS needs to be fully bought to account.

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're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure whether you want a review of the CMS, or for there to be specific changes in how the service works.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

17 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
24 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 May 2021

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