Child Maintenance Group (CMG) have only recorded Compensation Payment details for CMS separately since 2017/18, so we are unable to identify CMS only costs prior to that financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
For 2017/18 and 2018/19 the CMS figures are as follows:<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | 2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Consolatory Payments<\/p><\/td> £72,099<\/p><\/td> £79,556<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> However the data for the volume of consolatory payments is not routinely recorded.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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