The Department told us that it provided specific training for staff to identify domestic abuse and coercive control, and that it could put in place controls to avoid contact with the paying parent (such as non-geographic bank accounts). It explained that it also had a “six-point domestic abuse plan for any threat of danger”.42 However, stakeholders sent us evidence suggesting a lack of awareness, understanding and responsiveness on the part of the CMS. Gingerbread told us that 90 per cent of respondents to its survey who reported being subject to ongoing coercive control, did not feel that CMS staff had shown awareness of their situation in how they had responded to them. Families Need Fathers told us that “CMS is driving conflict amongst many parents to the detriment of their children”.43 An individual parent who wrote to us felt that the ex-partner’s attitude towards her had deteriorated significantly because she asked for a review of his finances.44 37 CMS 0044, para 16 38 CMS 0044, para 13 39 Qq 42–43; C&AG’s Report, paras 2.11–2.13 40 Q 9 41 C&AG’s Report, para 2.11 42 Q 39 43 CMS 0042, para 3.14; CMS 0044, para 8; CMS0037 written evidence submitted by Families Need Fathers, 22 March 2022, para 10 44 Q 40; Written Evidence CMS0009, Anonymised, 22 March 2022 18 Child Maintenance 3 Cost and effectiveness of administering child maintenance Enforcing maintenance payments