S.C.F.

NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS

given up to and including

Friday 25th February 2000

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

STANDING COMMITTEE F

CHILD SUPPORT, PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [15th February], as follows:—

Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 6, Schedule 2, Clauses 7 to 14, Clauses 61 and 62, Schedule 6, Clauses 15 to 25, Schedule 3, Clauses 26 and 27, New Clauses relating to Part I, Clauses 28 and 29, Clauses 33 to 43, Schedule 4, Clauses 44 to 55, Schedule 5, Clauses 56 to 60, Clauses 63 and 64, Schedule 7, Clauses 65 and 66, Remaining New Clauses, New Schedules, Clauses 30 to 32.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

329

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     25,     leave out from '(a)' to 'the' in line 26 and insert 'a court has determined that an offender has breached'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

344

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     25,     leave out 'information is laid before a justice of the peace that'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

345

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     26,     leave out 'has failed' and insert 'is found guilty by a court of having failed'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

159

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     26,     after 'with', insert 'any of'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

346

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     29,     leave out 'information has been laid' and insert 'offender has been found guilty'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

347

Clause     49,     page     52,     line     32,     after 'then', insert 'the court may order that'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

321

Clause     49,     page     52,     leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert—

    '(2) The restrictions mentioned in subsection (1) are:

(a) The relevant benefit shall not be payable to the offender for the prescribed period and shall be replaced by the presentation to the offender of vouchers to the value of the relevant benefit which may be redeemed by the offender in exchange only for such goods and services as may be prescribed; or

(b) A proportion, determined at the Secretary of State's discretion, of the relevant benefit shall be replaced for the prescribed period with vouchers of the type mentioned in (a); or

(c) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the relevant benefit shall not be payable in the offender's case for the prescribed period.

    (3) the Secretary of State shall upon receipt of notification in accordance with regulations under section 51 that the information has been laid elect which of the restrictions mentioned in (2) shall apply in the offender's case.'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

322

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     11,     leave out from 'period' to end of line 12.

   

Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Andrew George

297

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(5A) Where the relevant benefit is the additional pension in a widowed parent's allowance or bereavement allowance under section 39C of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or a Category A retirement pension payable under section 45 of that Act, no restriction shall apply unless the offender has been convicted of one or more offences specified in section 92(4) of the Pensions Act 1995.'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

323

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     21,     at end insert 'unless the restriction applied was imposed under either subsection 2(a) or 2(b) in which case no adjustments shall be made and no compensation shall be payable.'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

324

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     23,     leave out 'twenty-six' and insert 'thirty-seven'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

326

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     24,     leave out subsection (8) and insert—

    '(8) Subsections (2) to (5) shall not apply in any case in which the period which is the prescribed period for the purposes of that subsection does not begin until after the period of three years after the laying of the information.'.

   

Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

325

Clause     49,     page     53,     line     24,     leave out subsection (8).

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

300

Clause     49,     page     54,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(11) In the application to Scotland of this section—

(a) in subsection (1)—

    (i) in paragraph (a), for "information is laid before a justice of the peace" substitute "proceedings are commenced on the grounds",

    (ii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

    "(b) the Secretary of State is notified in accordance with an Act of Adjournal made under section 51 that the proceedings have been commenced";

(b) for subsection (6) substitute—

    "(6) Where—
(a) proceedings against the offender for failure to comply with a relevant community order are discontinued, or
(b) a court makes a determination that the failure to comply with respect to which the proceedings were commenced either—
    (i) did not take place, or
    (ii) in the case of a community service order, is a failure for which there is a reasonable excuse,

    all such payments and other adjustments shall be made as would be necessary if the restrictions imposed by or under this section in respect of those proceedings had not been imposed."

(c) in subsection (8) for "laying of the information" substitute "commencement of the proceedings"; and

(d) in subsection (9)—

    (i) in the definition of relevant benefit, paragraph (d) does not apply in the case of any payment made by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers; and

    (ii) in the definition of relevant community order, for paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—

    "(c) such other description of order made under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section; or

    (d) any order falling in Scotland to be treated as an order specified in paragraphs (a) to (c).",

    and, for the purposes of this section and sections 50 and 51, proceedings for failure to comply with a relevant community order are commenced when a court issues, under section 232(1) (probation) or 239(4) (community service) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, a warrant to arrest the offender or to cite him to appear before the court.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George

257

Page     52,     line     24,     leave out Clause 49.

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Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

301

Clause     50,     page     55,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '( ) In the application to Scotland of this section—

(a) in subsection (3)(b), for "in relation to whom the information in question has been laid" substitute " against whom the proceedings in question have been commenced";

(b) in subsection (5)—

    (i) for "an information relating to" substitute "proceedings against",

    (ii) for "information relating to" in the second place where it occurs, substitute "proceedings against"; and

(c) in subsection (7), for "laying of the information" substitute "commencement of the proceedings".'.

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Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne

327

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     14,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

302

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     20,     after '49(1);' insert—

'() of such information about the offender, and in the possession of the person giving the notification, as may be prescribed;'.

   

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes

303

Clause     51,     page     55,     line     23,     leave out subsection (3) and insert—

    '(3) The High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, make provision requiring the clerk of the court in which any proceedings for failure to comply with a relevant community order have been commenced to notify the Secretary of State at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the Act of Adjournal of—

(a) the commencement of the proceedings;

(b) such information about the offender as may be so specified; and

(c) any circumstances by virtue of which any payment or adjustment might fall to be made by virtue of section 49(6) or 50(5).'.

Prepared 25 Feb 2000