S.C.C.
Amendment Paper as at
Wednesday 15th March 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE C
CARERS AND DISABLED CHILDREN BILL
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
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Mrs Caroline Spelman
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Clause 3, page 2, line 32, leave out ', or both'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
br
Mrs Caroline Spelman
11
Clause 3, page 2, line 33, leave out paragraph (b).
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
br
Mrs Caroline Spelman
12
Clause 3, page 2, line 38, at end add—
'(4) The regulations shall make provision regarding—
(a) whether or not the vouchers are personal to the recipient or can be traded or exchanged; and
(b) whether or not, if the vouchers are expressed in terms of monetary value, they can be used in part payment for services with the recipient of the voucher paying any balance in cash; and
(c) how it shall be determined whether the voucher is to be issued to the carer or the person cared for; and
(d) the minimum period of validity of any voucher issued.'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
13
Clause 3, page 2, line 38, at end add—
'(4) The Secretary of State shall make provision for local authorities to carry forward monies allocated for the purposes of this clause for the period of validity of the vouchers issued.'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
14
Clause 4, page 3, line 27, at end insert 'and each local authority shall publish the criteria it shall use in reaching any decision under this sub section, which may not include reference to the relative means of the carer and the person cared for.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George
8
Clause 4, page 3, line 27, at end add—
'(5) In making a decision under subsection (4) above, a local authority shall not have regard to the financial resources of either the carer or the disabled person.'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
15
Clause 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert ', save that where the child is being cared for by a parent the child shall only fall within this subsection where that parent gives consent in writing.'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
16
Clause 6, page 4, line 39, at end insert—
'(4) The regulations shall make provision regarding—
(a) whether or not the vouchers are personal to the recipient or can be traded or exchanged; and
(b) whether or not the vouchers are expressed in terms of monetary value they can be used in part payment for services with the recipient of the voucher paying any balance in cash; and
(c) the minimum period of validity of any voucher issued.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George
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Page 4, line 45, leave out Clause 7.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
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Clause 10, page 5, line 37, leave out from 'to' to end of line 38 and insert 'approval by both Houses of Parliament.'.
NEW CLAUSE
Charging
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Andrew George
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Where a local authority provide any service under section 2, other than advice, guidance or counselling, they may recover from the carer to who the service is provided such charge for the service as they consider reasonable.
(2) Where the authority are satisfied that the person's means are insufficient for it to be reasonably practicable for him to pay the charge, they shall not require him to pay more than he can reasonably be expected to pay.
(3) No person shall be liable to pay any charge under section (1) at any time when he is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance, working families tax credit or disabled person's tax credit.
(4) Any charge under subsection (1) may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, be recovered as a civil debt.'.
