Policy papers and consultations

A response by the government to the independent review of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) response to domestic abuse.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 January 2023

• Government response to the independent review of the Child Maintenance Service response to domestic abuse

  Contents Ministerial Foreword I am very grateful to Dr Samantha Callan for…

Consultation seeking views on the proposed introduction of a new enforcement power which is intended to strengthen Child Maintenance Service (CMS) enforcement powers.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 9 July 2022

• Child Maintenance: Improving our enforcement powers through the commencement of curfew orders

  Glossary of terms Compliance This measures how much maintenance has been…

• Welsh: Cynhaliaeth Plant: Gwella ein pwerau gorfodi drwy gychwyn gorchmynion cyrffyw

  Rhestr Termau Cydymffurfiaeth Mae hyn yn mesur faint o gynhaliaeth sydd…

Ofsted seeks your views on proposed changes to its inspections of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 17 March 2021

• Consultation on the future inspection of Cafcass

  We have revised the planned publication date of our response to this…

• Equality, diversity and inclusion statement: Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service inspection framework

  1. Introduction This equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement…

A report on how parents in low-income households that experience parental conflict search for help online and the digital support they need to reduce parental conflict.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 13 June 2019

This consultation seeks views on changes to the powers the Child Maintenance Scheme use to calculate child maintenance and enforce payments.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 March 2019