Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government response to the Independent Review of the Child Maintenance Service Response to Domestic Abuse, published 17 January 2023, what assessment she had made of the potential effect of not adopting recommendation 10 on the implementation of the remaining recommendations.

The Government recognises the importance of developing clear plans for implementation of the independent review recommendations and believes the best way to monitor progress and ensure effective delivery is through the Department’s existing robust delivery mechanisms.

The Government has accepted 8 out of the 10 recommendations and is committed to taking these forward. It will also take what other practical steps it can to ensure parents who have experienced abuse can set up and maintain child maintenance arrangements safely.