Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Separated families in Great Britain 6
2. Child maintenance arrangements 8
2.1. Number of paying parents and children 9
2.2. How quickly are applications processed by the CMS? 11
2.3. Shared care arrangements 12
3. Do parents comply with child maintenance arrangements? 14
3.1. Compliance rates 14
3.2. Total arrears 17
4. How often are collection and enforcement powers used? 19
4.1. Collection powers 20
4.2. Enforcement powers 21
4.3. Financial Investigations Unit actions 23
5. Northern Ireland 26
5.1. Maintenance arrangements 26
5.2. Compliance reports 26
Boxes
Box 1. Statutory child support schemes 8
Box 2. Enforcement action during the Coronavirus outbreak 19