'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors
Child Maintenance Service](https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/430/public-services-committee/news/209609/public-services-committee-publish-child-maintenance-report/) in October 2025.
One parent described enforcement as "random, abusive and unregulated".
"It punishes the wrong people and ignores real avoidance," the report stated.
In a separate issue