Children: Maintenance
(asked on 6th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many liability orders regarding child maintenance they have applied for in the last three years.
The Department publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics every three months. Table 6.1 of the latest National tables provides information about enforcement actions used by the Child Maintenance Service each quarter between April 2015 and September 2025 including the number of liability orders applied for in England and Wales.
The below table shows volumes of Liability Orders applied for in England and Wales, for the past 12 quarters from October 2022 to September 2025
Quarter | Liability Orders applied for |
Oct to Dec 2022 | 2,700 |
Jan to Mar 2023 | 4,300 |
Apr to Jun 2023 | 4,000 |
Jul to Sep 2023 | 4,100 |
Oct to Dec 2023 | 4,500 |
Jan to Mar 2024 | 5,300 |
Apr to Jun 2024 | 4,500 |
Jul to Sep 2024 | 3,500 |
Oct to Dec 2024 | 3,700 |
Jan to Mar 2025 | 4,000 |
Apr to Jun 2025 | 3,400 |
Jul to Sep 2025 | 3,600 |
Source: Child Maintenance Service Administrative and Clerical Data
Note:
- Figures provided are restricted to England and Wales and are rounded to the nearest 100.