In today’s King’s Speech, His Majesty King Charles outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead but, disappointingly, plans to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) were missing from the agenda. What is the King’s...

Earlier this month, the government released its response to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s Reforming the Child Maintenance Service report, detailing which of the recommendations it will take forward.  The Committee’s report, published in October 2025, followed an inquiry into the barriers to making child maintenance arrangements...

Baroness Sherlock, the Minister responsible for the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), has responded to our open letter, which called for five key principles to guide the forthcoming service consolidation.  In our letter, which was signed by...