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<p>The administration of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is the responsibility
of the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a
Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Child Maintenance Service to facilitate
the direct deduction of child maintenance payments from the pay of parents who are
Service personnel. In the case of Service personnel, the MOD receives a deduction
of earning request rather than the more normal deduction of earning order.</p><p>The
MOD will assist the CMS in engaging with the Service person and will implement any
deduction of earning request from the CMS. The only exception is when the Service
person is in an operational zone. Under the terms of the MOU, if a Service person
is committed to operations, their Commanding Officer may delay any engagement with
the CMS until the non-resident Service person is able to consider any papers that
the CMS may send them and respond appropriately.</p>
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