Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Child maintenance arrears and compliance strategy 2012-17, published in January 2013, whether she has plans to implement an annual review of arrears under the Child Maintenance Service.

Our response to the recent consultation on a new Child Maintenance Compliance and Arrears strategy was published on 12 July and replaces the previous strategy. It can be found at www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy

The child maintenance client fund accounts are published on an annual basis and include details of the arrears position for both the Child Maintenance Service and the Child Support Agency. The latest client fund accounts can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts