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Child support is something you can claim through Inland Revenue and he cannot stop paying this as a condition of seeing the children. Inland Revenue will assess him and deduct the payments from his income even if he is not seeing the children.
But if you want him to see the children (perhaps they may want some contact) then you can negotiate a parenting agreement which says when they can visit him. Some use a lawyer but you can also mediate through Fairway who appoint family mediator who will meet with with both of you and sort out a parenting agreement.