Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Remove the discretion of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to write off debts
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should remove the discretion that the CMS has to write off child maintenance debts. All debts must be paid and not written off. Parents should not be able to dodge maintenance payments. It’s entirely unacceptable.
Non-paying parents should not be protected like this and should be responsible for contributing to the financial side of raising their children.
Timeline
| 12 Oct 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
12 Oct 2023
Closed
12 Apr 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.