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Child Maintenance Service
Veteran Threatened With Inflated Arrears After Decade-Long Civil Service Battle
The Child Maintenance Service had been accused of ’repeated mismanagement‘ and ’heavy handed enforcement,' with worrying mortality rates among paying parents.
Noel Willcox: Child Maintenance Service Used Artificially Inflated Salary Figures to Chase Parents for Money They Do Not Owe
Campaigner Noel Willcox said that parents are being treated like criminals and are being forced to pay money they don’t owe, driving many to suicide.
Government Vows to Overhaul Child Maintenance Service Amid Fears of Scandal Worse Than Horizon
Response from Department for Work and Pensions labelled ‘denial’ as a campaigner warns case law may challenge legality of fees applied to CMS liability orders.
Victory for Veteran Battling Cancer as Judge Overturns Civil Service Decision to Seize Home
Veteran Mark Pryce claims the Child Maintenance Service have ignored significant evidence, while a campaigner brands the collection method as ‘immoral.’
National Audit Office Raises Serious Concerns Over Child Maintenance Scheme’s Accounts
A campaigner has called for the Child Maintenance Service to be suspended, after senior politicians called for a full public inquiry over potential malpractice.
IN DEPTH: Erroneous Use Of Outdated HMRC Data Inflates ‘Fictitious’ Child Maintenance Figures
Campaigners have warned that miscalculations may be leading to paying parents taking their own lives, while senior politicians have called for a public enquiry
Farage Says to ‘Take On’ Civil Service as Former Minister Labels CMS Powers ‘Incompatible With Natural Justice’
Leader of Reform UK Richard Tice called for civil service reforms to move more ’towards the American system' as pressure mounts for a public review of the CMS
