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| Welfare Reform Bill, As Amended
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Section 4 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) (amount payable by way of a |
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| | jobseeker’s allowance) is amended as follows— |
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| | (a) | in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a), and |
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| | (b) | omit subsection (2).’. |
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| | Jobseeker’s allowance uprating |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The weekly rate of jobseeker’s allowance shall increase by £15 on 1 October |
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| | (2) | The weekly rate of jobseeker’s allowance shall be increased on 1 October 2010, |
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| | and annually thereafter, in line with the percentage increase in average earnings |
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| | over the relevant annual interval to be prescribed in regulations.’. |
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| | Passporting of Jobseeker’s Allowance for retraining or employment protection |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 27 insert— |
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| | “27A | Passporting of Jobseeker’s Allowance for retraining or employment |
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| | (1) | Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection |
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| | with allowing Jobseeker’s Allowance to be passported to employers of |
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| | individuals who have been on Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least 6 |
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| | months prior to their employment. |
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| | (2) | Claimants to whom these regulations apply must be in receipt of the |
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| | (3) | Regulations may further make provision for Jobseeker’s Allowance to be |
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| | passported to employers planning to make skilled or semi-skilled |
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| | (4) | Regulations under this section may only apply to employees who would |
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| | be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance if no longer in employment. |
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| | (5) | The passported benefits must be used either— |
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| | (a) | to retrain the worker concerned, or be |
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| | (b) | to enable the worker to continue in employment at a reduced |
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| | Disability living allowance for blind claimants |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (the |
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| | mobility component) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert— |
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| | “(ba) | he falls within subsection (2A); or”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (1A) (a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”. |
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| | (4) | After subsection (2), insert— |
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| | “(2A) | A person falls within this subsection if— |
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| | (b) | he satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.”. |
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| | (5) | In subsection (5), after “(2)(a)”, insert “or subsection (2A)(a)”. |
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| | (6) | In subsection (11)(a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”.’. |
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| | Grandparents’ national insurance credit |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) is amended as |
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| | (2) | In section 23A(3)(c) (Contributions credits for relevant parents and carers), after |
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| | first “in” insert “unpaid care for 20 hours in that week or more of a grandchild |
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| | under the age of 12 or of an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner, |
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| | Annual report on claimants moving into work |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall prepare an annual report on the operation of the |
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| | arrangements relating to incapacity benefit claimants and employment and |
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| | support allowance claimants and shall give details of the number of such |
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| | claimants who have moved off benefit and into work. |
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| | (2) | A copy of each such report shall be laid before each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | Claimant’s Charter and Employment Services Ombudsman |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Regulations under this section shall make provision for a Claimant’s Charter to |
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| | set out the rights and duties of claimants under the provisions of this Act. |
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| | (2) | The Claimant’s Charter shall apply to all functions exercised by the Secretary of |
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| | State under the provisions of this Act, including those contracted out under |
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| | (3) | Regulations may provide for benefit claimants to have complaints against |
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| | providers of employment services investigated by an employment services |
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| | ombudsman in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| | Work related activity: payment of additional premium |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), section 135 is |
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| | (2) | After subsection (6) insert— |
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| | “(7) | The applicable amount shall include an amount in respect of a work- |
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| | related activity component if the claimant undertakes work-related |
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| | activity as defined in section 2D(8)(c) of the Social Security |
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| | Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).”’. |
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| | Registrar not to enter father’s name in certain circumstances |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Nothing in section 44 and Schedule 6 of this Act relating to the registration of |
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| | the births of children whose parents are neither married to each other nor civil |
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| | partner of each other shall permit the registrar to enter the name of a father on the |
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| | register in circumstances where— |
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| | (1) | the mother confirms to the registrar that she has reason to fear for her |
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| | safety or that of her child if the father were to acquire parental |
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| | responsibility by virtue of his name being entered on the register; and |
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| | (2) | a determination regarding the acquisition of parental responsibility by the |
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| | father under section 4(1)(c) of the Children Act 1989 as amended has not |
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| | yet been made by a court.’. |
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| | Mobility component of disability allowance |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) |
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| | (mobility component of disability living allowance) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), for paragraph (b) (together with the “or” at the end of it) |
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| | “(ab) | he falls within subsection (1AB) below; or |
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| | (b) | he does not fall within that subsection but does fall within subsection (2) |
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| | (3) | In subsection (1A)(a), after “paragraph (a),”, insert “(ab),”. |
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| | (4) | After subsection (1A) insert— |
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| | “(1AB) | A person falls within this subsection if— |
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| | (a) | he has such severe visual impairment as may be prescribed; and |
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| | (b) | he satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.”. |
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| | (5) | In subsection (11)(a), after “subsection (1)(a),”, insert “(ab),”.’. |
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| Page 1, line 3 [Clause 1], after ‘benefit”’, insert ‘pilot’. |
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| Page 1, line 4 [Clause 1], at beginning insert ‘Pilot’. |
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| Page 1, line 8 [Clause 1], after ‘benefit”’, insert ‘pilot’. |
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| Page 1, line 9 [Clause 1], at beginning insert ‘Pilot’. |
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| Page 1, line 11 [Clause 1], leave out ‘imposing on’ and insert ‘offering to’. |
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| Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], after ‘circumstances’, insert ‘and where claimants have |
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| guaranteed and predictable access to good quality, affordable and flexible childcare which |
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| meets the needs of the parents and the child in the claimants’ household.’. |
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| Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], leave out ‘a requirement’ and insert ‘an opportunity’. |
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| Page 1, line 13 [Clause 1], leave out ‘designed’ and insert ‘personally tailored’. |
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| Page 2, line 1 [Clause 1], leave out ‘require’ and insert ‘allow’. |
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| Page 2, line 9 [Clause 1], leave out from ‘scheme’ to end of line 12 on page 3. |
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| Page 3, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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