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See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use

• How child maintenance is worked out

  The Child Maintenance Service usually follows 6 steps to work out the…

• Asking for other income and expenses to be included

  You can ask the Child Maintenance Service to take other income and…

• When payments can change

  The amount you pay or receive in child maintenance can change when: your…

The Commission was responsible for overseeing child maintenance arrangements in Great Britain. It was abolished in 2012 with responsibilities passing to the Department for Work and Pensions.

• Updated: 15 October 2014

Accounts for the client funds relating to the statutory child maintenance schemes.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

This document contains the following information: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission annual report and accounts 2010 to 2011.

• Updated: 18 July 2011

This document contains the following information: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission client funds account - statutory maintenance schemes 2009 to 2010.

• Updated: 28 April 2011

This document contains the following information: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission client funds account - statutory maintenance schemes 2008 to 2009.

• Updated: 28 April 2011

This document contains the following information: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission annual report and accounts 2009 to 2010.

• Updated: 27 July 2010

This document contains the following information: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission annual report and accounts 2008 to 2009.

• Updated: 16 July 2009