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| | [Seventh and Eighth Sittings]
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| | Clause 14, page 8, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | | “( ) | A child is a qualifying child for the purposes of this Act until the last day of the |
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| | | week in which falls the 1 September following the child’s 11th birthday (or 18th |
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| | | birthday in the case of a disabled child).” |
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| | Clause 15, page 9, line 4, after “may—”, insert— |
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| | | “( ) | amend this Act to allow childcare accounts to be held by persons other |
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| | | than those specified in subsection (1).” |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment would allow the Government to bring forward regulations to allow for the |
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| | | provision of Childcare Accounts to be made available to persons receiving childcare support other |
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| | Clause 15, page 9, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | | “(11) | The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall, within three months of Royal Assent, |
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| | | undertake a review of the impact of subsection (2). |
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| | | (12) | The report referred to in subsection (11) above must in particular examine and |
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| | | explore alternative options to the requirement for persons with responsibility for |
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| | | more than one child to set up more than one childcare account. |
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| | | (13) | The Chancellor of the Exchequer must publish the report of the review and lay |
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| | | the report before the House of Commons.” |
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| | Clause 16, page 10, line 19, at end insert— |
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| | | “(5) | The section shall not come into force except as specified in paragraph (a) below. |
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| | | (a) | The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall bring the section into force by |
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| | | order within three months of the passing of this Act. |
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| | | (b) | a statutory instrument containing an order under paragraph (a) shall be |
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| | | accompanied by a report from the Director and laid before the House of |
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| | | Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer which details— |
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| | | (i) | a timetable for delivering the new childcare account system; |
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| | | (ii) | progress to date in developing and preparing for the new system; |
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| | | (iii) | what provisions are in place to ensure the system is delivered on |
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| | | (iv) | what provisions are in place to assist persons without access to |
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| | | (v) | what provisions are in place to ensure financial support can still |
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| | | be provided in the event of system failures or setbacks; and |
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| | | (vi) | a package of measures to ensure the account provider, associated |
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| | | parties and their operations, are effectively monitored.” |
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| | | Clauses 16 to 22 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 23, page 13, line 33, at end insert— |
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| | | (a) | a person would (in the absence of this subsection) be required by |
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| | | subsection (1) or (2) to repay an amount (“the repayable amount”) into a |
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| | | (b) | the childcare account has been closed, |
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| | | | the person must pay the repayable amount to the person or body who was the |
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| | | account provider in relation to the account (“the relevant account provider”). |
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| | | (4) | The relevant account provider must— |
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| | | (a) | pay the top-up element of the repayable amount to HMRC, and |
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| | | (b) | pay the remainder of that amount to the person who held the childcare |
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| | | | (For provision about calculating the top-up element of an amount, see section |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | This amendment provides that, where a childcare account has been closed, amounts which need |
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| | | to be refunded to the account-holder must be paid to the childcare account provider, who must then |
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| | | repay the account-holder. This ensures that the top-up element of the repayment is returned to |
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| | | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| | | Clause 24 to 28 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 29, page 16, line 25, leave out “an award of tax credit is or has been made” |
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| | and insert “an award of tax credit which includes the childcare element is or has been |
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| | Clause 29, page 16, line 40, after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare |
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| | Clause 29, page 17, line 2, after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare |
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| | Clause 29, page 17, line 10, after “tax credit”, insert “which includes the childcare |
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| | [Adjourned until Tuesday 28 October at 9.25 am |
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