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<p>The Department publishes <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme"
target="_blank">quarterly statistics</a> for the Child Maintenance Service and the
latest statistics are available up to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-september-2023"
target="_blank">September 2023</a>, with statistics for the amount of maintenance
due and the amount paid published in Table 5 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65771fed254aaa000d050a51/national-tables-child-maintenance-service-to-september-2023.ods"
target="_blank">National tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant information is included
in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>CMS does not measure the compliance of Paying Parents
on the Direct Pay service. Unpaid Maintenance is the value of maintenance scheduled
to be paid, but not received from a Paying Parent through the Collect and Pay service,
including any transferred from Direct Pay.</p><p> </p><p><strong>CMS Money Due and
Paid each Quarter, Great Britain, January 2021 to September 2023</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>Maintenance
due to be paid via Direct Pay (£millions)</p></td><td><p>Maintenance due to be paid
via Collect and Pay (£millions)</p></td><td><p>Maintenance paid via Collect and Pay
(£millions)</p></td><td><p>Unpaid Maintenance (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan
to Mar 2021</p></td><td><p>203.1</p></td><td><p>58.3</p></td><td><p>45.4</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
to Jun 2021</p></td><td><p>212.3</p></td><td><p>60.9</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul
to Sep 2021</p></td><td><p>217.1</p></td><td><p>63.1</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct
to Dec 2021</p></td><td><p>210.2</p></td><td><p>64.4</p></td><td><p>46.6</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan
to Mar 2022</p></td><td><p>207.1</p></td><td><p>66.8</p></td><td><p>45.6</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
to Jun 2022</p></td><td><p>219.7</p></td><td><p>69.6</p></td><td><p>48.8</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul
to Sep 2022</p></td><td><p>231.2</p></td><td><p>71.4</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td><td><p>22.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct
to Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>231.7</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan
to Mar 2023</p></td><td><p>237.0</p></td><td><p>72.0</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
to Jun 2023</p></td><td><p>252.4</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>52.1</p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul
to Sep 2023</p></td><td><p>263.2</p></td><td><p>79.1</p></td><td><p>57.5</p></td><td><p>21.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Child Maintenance Service Management Information</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The
figures provided are for child maintenance only and do not include fees for the use
of the service. Figures are rounded to the nearest £100,000.</li><li>This table provides
information on the amount of child maintenance owed by Paying Parents that was due
to be paid in each quarter. It counts money due and paid for Paying Parents with an
ongoing maintenance liability i.e., those for whom new child maintenance was arranged
during the quarter.</li><li>Movement between service types - If a case moves from
the Direct Pay service to the Collect and Pay service due to build-up of arrears,
the unpaid maintenance is transferred from the Direct Pay service to the Collect and
Pay service. This will be corrected for with regard to the quarter in which the transition
occurs, but previous quarters’ figures are not retrospectively adjusted.</li><li>Payments
outside of the statutory arrangement - This table does not include adjustments to
the amount of child maintenance that should have been paid where parents have informed
the Child Maintenance Service that they have made payments between themselves.</li><li>In
a very small number of cases a child maintenance payment may be refunded to the Paying
Parent. These Paying Parents are currently still counted as compliant, and the money
is counted as paid.</li><li>In a very small number of cases a child maintenance payment
may be incorrectly assigned to the wrong parent. If the money is then assigned to
the correct parent, then the money paid will be counted twice.</li></ol>
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