Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedure is in place for investigating alleged child benefit fraud where the victim is a Child Maintenance Service paying third party.

HMRC is committed to preventing fraud in all forms to ensure that Child Benefit payments are protected only for those who are entitled to receive them. All allegations of fraud, irrespective of the source or alleged victim, are investigated thoroughly, legally, and robustly. It would put the effectiveness of these approaches, and therefore the public finances, at risk if HMRC were to publicly share details of its fraud investigation measures.