Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2016 to Question 52442, how much has accrued to the public purse from (a) the £20 fee charged for applications to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), (b) the 20 per cent collection fee for paying parents using CMS collect and pay service, (c) the four per cent collection fee for receiving parents using the CMS collect and pay service and (d) enforcement fees levied on paying parents in the financial year to date.

The information provided in the Written Answer of 16th November 2016 [52442] reflects the information to March 2016 audited by National Audit Office as part of the 2015/16 Audit.

Information on fees in the financial year to date will not be available until audit of the 2016/17 Client Funds Account has been completed.