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<p>As of June 2020, 741,200 children are covered by Child Maintenance Service arrangements;
the majority of cases use Direct Pay, where parents arrange maintenance payments between
themselves.</p><p> </p><p>During the quarter ending June 2020, £238.4 million in child
maintenance was paid through the Collect & Pay service, or due to be paid through
Direct Pay.</p><p> </p><p>When measuring the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance
Service, the Service collects data on the rate of compliance of paying parents using
the Collect & Pay service. The most recent quarterly statistics show that 74 per
cent of all paying parents due to pay through the Collect & Pay Service cleared
some of their child maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2020, 41,800 Paying
Parents on the Collect & Pay service had a Deduction from Earnings Order / Request
in force. £27.1m was collected from these Paying Parents during the quarter. In the
quarter ending June 2020, £2.6m was deducted directly from Paying Parents’ bank accounts.</p><p>
</p><p>These figures are published quarterly as part of the Child Maintenance Service
experimental statistics, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Child Maintenance Service offers an accessible, impartial and secure service
for all clients. The Department and Ministers continue to meet stakeholders regularly,
and maintain an open dialogue on how to improve the service.</p>
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