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<\/strong><\/p> The Child Maintenance Service has a wide range of effective powers to facilitate the collection of child maintenance.<\/p> Where a direct pay arrangement is in place between parents and the Child Maintenance Service is informed and satisfied that payments have been missed, action will be taken to collect these amounts retrospectively at the request of the receiving parent.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what proportion of Child Maintenance Service cases was a contribution made to their current liability (a) in full, (b) in part or (c) not at all (i) paying by Direct Pay and (ii) using the Calculation and Collection service in the last quarter for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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