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The Peter McCormack Show

#053 - Noel Willcox - The Child Maintenance Scandal

Feb 24, 2025
Noel Willcox, a campaigner and whistleblower, exposes the dark side of the Child Maintenance Service, revealing how it has led parents to financial ruin and even suicide. He discusses the aggressive enforcement tactics that create inflated debts, the systemic fraud concealed within the service, and the troubling lack of media coverage. Willcox highlights personal stories that illustrate the emotional toll on families and calls for greater accountability, transparency, and a shift towards supportive mediation to improve child welfare.
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  • Noel Willcox reveals the severe financial abuse and corruption within the Child Maintenance Service, driving parents to debt and despair.
  • The podcast emphasizes alarming enforcement powers of the CMS, including aggressive tactics like raiding bank accounts and revoking licenses.

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Unprecedented Enforcement Power of the Child Maintenance Service

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) possesses extensive enforcement powers that many find alarming. These powers include actions such as revoking a parent’s driving license, confiscating passports, and even imposing prison sentences for non-compliance. Furthermore, they can directly raid bank accounts, which many paying parents have described as a form of financial assault. This aggressive enforcement strategy raises questions about the accountability and fairness of such actions, particularly regarding their impact on parents like Gavin Briggs, whose financial situation was grossly misrepresented, leading to severe consequences.

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