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Stop self-employed parents from using the CMS

Submitted by Michelle Doran on Friday 7th February 2025

Published on Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd October 2025

Signatures: 22

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Avoid ~ Child ~ Child maintenance ~ Children ~ concerns ~ Damaged ~ Department ~ Failed ~ Foot ~ Parent ~ position ~ Positions ~ system

Petition Action

Stop self-employed parents from using the CMS

Petition Details

Stop self-employed parents from using the Child Maintenance Service for maintenance payments and income calculations.

Additional Information

We are concerned that some self-employed parents misreport their income to avoid payments for their children. We believe the Child Maintenance Service is a failing department, failing children and may inadvertently be allowing some self-employed parents to use the system as a weapon against other parents. In our view, the process currently places too much responsibility at the foot of the other parent to prove or disprove the financial position and children and parents can be damaged as a result.


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