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Public Bill Committee: 17th July 2007                  

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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, continued

 
 

(6)    

Before making an order under this section against a person, the Commission shall

 

consider whether the person needs certain goods in order to make a living, which

 

may then be exempted from seizure.’.

 


 

Shared care

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

NC10

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State must, prior to the establishment of the Commission,

 

publish a report which analyses whether the reduction in maintenance due to

 

share care, or any other factor, is leading to a reduction in shared care.’.

 


 

Entitlement of parent with care

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

NC11

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State may by regulations made provision for the parent with

 

care to—

 

(a)    

make representations, oral, written or otherwise, in enforcement

 

proceedings commenced under this Act and to attend enforcement

 

proceedings hearings brought under this Act, and

 

(b)    

apply to Magistrates Court or an Appeal Tribunal for collection or

 

enforcement pursuant to sections 20 to 28 of this Act.’.

 


 

Provision of advice

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

NC12

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State must, within one year of the coming into force of this

 

section, publish a report on the suitability of the Commission to provide advice to

 

separating parents, with particular regard to the independence of that advice.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th July 2007                  

65

 

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, continued

 
 

 

Order of the House [4th july 2007]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Child Maintenance and Other

 

Payments Bill [Lords]:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 16th October 2007.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

 

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

1

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 10 and insert ‘support and

 

enforce parents’ responsibility to establish maintenance arrangements for children who

 

live apart from one or both of their parents, having regard to the welfare of any children

 

affected by these arrangements.’.

 

Provision of specialist advice and guidance

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17th July 2007                  

66

 

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, continued

 
 

‘The Secretary of State must, within one year of the coming into force of this

 

section, publish a report on the suitability of the Commission to provide advice to

 

separating parents.’.

 

Danny Alexander

 

Paul Rowen

 

28

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In the application of the subsidiary objectives set out in subsection (2) above, the

 

Commission must have regard to the choices expressed by the parent with care

 

and the non-resident parent, and if, in a particular case, the non-resident parent

 

chooses the making of voluntary arrangements, that choice shall be disregarded

 

if the parent with care chooses to use the statutory scheme.’.

 


 
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