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Notices of Amendments: 12 May 2011                     

212

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

“(2A)    

The Secretary of State shall not levy any fees until the Commission has

 

achieved prescribed performance targets and standards set by the

 

Secretary of State.”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

274

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, after

 

subsection 2 insert—

 

“(2A)    

Except in prescribed circumstances, the Secretary of State shall not levy

 

any fees on a parent whose income is below a prescribed level.”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

275

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In section 6, subsection 2(g) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act

 

2008, after “fees”, insert “including, in particular, waiver of any fee where the

 

applicant has experienced domestic violence from the non-resident parent, which

 

may include physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse.”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

276

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In section 6, subsection 2(e) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act

 

2008, after “payable”, insert “, provided any collection fee is not levied before the

 

child support has been collected by the Commission”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

277

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

After section 1 of the Child Support Act 1991 insert—

 

“(1A)    

The main objective of the Secretary of State, in applying the provisions

 

of this Act either directly or via the Commission shall be to maximise the

 

number of those children who live apart from one or both parents for

 

whom effective maintenance arrangements are in place.”.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 12 May 2011                     

213

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

278

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

Nothing in sections 129 to 131 of this Act shall cause the Commission to

 

undermine the objectives outline in section 2 of the Child Maintenance and Other

 

Payments Act 2008.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

279

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In section 9 subsection (3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act

 

2008, at end insert—

 

“(e)    

the extent to which it is fulfilling its objectives as set out in

 

section 2 of this Act.”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

280

 

Clause  130,  page  98,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Where the non-resident parent has the ability to control the amount of income he

 

or she receives from a company or business, including earnings from employment

 

or self-employment, the indicative calculation in subsection (3) shall be made

 

taking into account all the income from that company or business, and on the

 

basis that section 11(7) applies.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

281

 

Clause  130,  page  98,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In notifying the applicant for an indicative calculation of the amount of child

 

support that would be fixed, the Commission shall also inform the applicant of

 

the circumstances when a variation to the standard calculation can be made

 

including where the non-resident parent has the ability to control the amount of

 

income he receives from a company or business, including earnings from

 

employment or self-employment.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

282

 

Clause  130,  page  98,  line  16,  leave out subsection (5).


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 12 May 2011                     

214

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

283

 

Clause  130,  page  98,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Where a parent with care makes an application to the Commission under section

 

4 of the Act within three months of receipt of an indicative maintenance

 

calculation under this section, any application fee which would otherwise be

 

charged by the Commision shall be reduced by any amount paid by the parent

 

with care for the said indicative maintenance calculation.’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

284

 

Clause  115,  page  80,  line  48,  leave out ‘5 April 2012’ and insert ‘the day specified

 

by order made by the Treasury’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

285

 

Clause  115,  page  83,  line  31,  leave out ‘5 April 2012’ and insert ‘the day specified

 

by order made by the Treasury’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

286

 

Clause  115,  page  85,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

in subsection (3)(a) at the beginning there is inserted “an order or”.’

 


 
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