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| Welfare Reform Bill Committee 220-239 |
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| | Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Schedule (Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission) amends the Child |
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| | Poverty Act 2010 for the purpose of establishing the Social Mobility and Child |
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| To move the following Schedule:— |
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| | ‘Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| | Establishment of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| | 1 | The Child Poverty Act 2010 is amended as follows. |
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| | 2 | For section 8 (and the preceding italic heading) there is substituted— |
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| | “Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| | 8 | Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| | (1) | There is to be a body called the Social Mobility and Child Poverty |
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| | Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”). |
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| | (2) | The Commission’s functions are those conferred on it by or under this |
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| | (3) | Schedule 1 contains further provision about the Commission. |
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| | (4) | A Minister of the Crown may by order provide for the Commission to |
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| | (a) | specified in or determined in accordance with the order, and |
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| | (b) | falling after the target year. |
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| | (5) | An order under subsection (4) may contain such transitional or |
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| | consequential provision as the Minister of the Crown considers |
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| | necessary or expedient in connection with the abolition of the |
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| | (6) | That provision may include provision amending, repealing or |
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| | (a) | the provisions of this Act so far as relating to the Commission; |
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| | (b) | any provision of any other Act (whenever passed); |
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| | (c) | any provision of any instrument made under an Act (whenever |
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| | (1) | The Commission must on request give advice to a Minister of the |
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| | Crown about how to measure socio-economic disadvantage, social |
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| | mobility and child poverty. |
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| | (2) | Advice given under this section must be published. |
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| | (1) | Before each anniversary of the coming into force of this section the |
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| | Commission must publish a report setting out its views on the progress |
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| | made towards the goals in subsection (2). |
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| | (a) | improving social mobility in the United Kingdom, and |
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| | (b) | reducing child poverty in the United Kingdom, and in |
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| | (i) | meeting the targets in sections 3 to 6 in relation to the |
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| | (ii) | implementing the most recent UK strategy, Scottish |
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| | strategy, Northern Ireland strategy and Welsh |
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| | (3) | A report under subsection (1) may by published as one or more |
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| | documents as a Minister of the Crown may direct. |
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| | (4) | If the Commission so requests, a Minister of the Crown may by order |
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| | extend the publication deadline for any particular report by not more |
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| | (5) | A Minister of the Crown must lay a report under this section before |
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| | A Minister of the Crown may direct the Commission to carry out any |
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| | other activity relating to the goals in section 8B(2).” |
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| | 3 | For Schedule 1 (Child Poverty Commission) there is substituted— |
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| | Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission |
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| | Membership, chair and deputy chair |
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| | 1 (1) | The members of the Commission are to be— |
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| | (a) | a chair appointed by a Minister of the Crown, |
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| | (b) | a member appointed by the Scottish Ministers, |
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| | (c) | a member appointed by the Welsh Ministers, |
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| | (d) | a member appointed by the relevant Northern Ireland |
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| | (e) | any other members appointed by a Minister of the Crown. |
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| | (2) | A Minister of the Crown may appoint one of the members as the |
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| | 2 | Members are to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms |
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| | of their appointment, subject to the following provisions. |
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| | 3 | Members must be appointed for a term of not more than five years. |
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| | 4 | A member may resign by giving notice in writing to a Minister of |
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| | 5 | A Minister of the Crown may remove a member if— |
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| | (a) | the person has been absent from three or more consecutive |
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| | meetings of the Commission without its permission, |
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| | (b) | the person has become bankrupt or has made an |
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| | arrangement with creditors, |
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| | (c) | the person’s estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or the |
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| | person, under Scots law, has made a composition or |
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| | arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, creditors, or |
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| | (d) | the Minister is satisfied that the person is otherwise unable |
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| | or unfit to perform the duties of the office. |
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| | 6 | A person ceases to be the chair or the deputy chair if the person— |
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| | (a) | resigns that office by giving notice in writing to a Minister |
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| | (b) | ceases to be a member. |
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| | 7 | A person who holds or has held office as the chair, or as the deputy |
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| | chair or other member, may be reappointed, whether or not to the |
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| | 8 | A Minister of the Crown may provide the Commission with— |
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| | (b) | such accommodation, equipment and other facilities, and |
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| | | as the Minister may determine are required by the Commission in |
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| | the exercise of its functions. |
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| | 9 | A Minister of the Crown may pay to or in respect of the members |
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| | of the Commission such remuneration, allowances and expenses as |
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| | the Minister may determine. |
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| | 10 | The Commission may do anything that appears to it necessary or |
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| | appropriate for the purpose of, or in connection with, the carrying |
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| | 11 | The Commission is not to be regarded— |
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| | (a) | as the servant or agent of the Crown, or |
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| | (b) | as enjoying any status, privilege or immunity of the Crown. |
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| | 12 | The Commission may establish sub-committees. |
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| | 13 | The Commission may regulate— |
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| | (a) | its own procedure (including quorum), |
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| | (b) | the procedure of any sub-committee (including quorum). |
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| | 14 | The validity of anything done by the Commission or any sub- |
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| | committee is not affected by— |
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| | (a) | any vacancy in the membership of the Commission or sub- |
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| | (b) | any defect in the appointment of any member of the |
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| | Commission or a sub-committee. |
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| | 15 | The Commission may authorise a sub-committee or member to |
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| | exercise any of the Commission’s functions.” |
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| | Supplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010 |
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| | 4 | The Child Poverty Act 2010 is amended as follows. |
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| | 5 | In section 6 (persistent poverty target), subsection (6)(b) and the preceding |
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| | 6 | In section 10 (provision of advice and consultation)— |
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| | (a) | for the heading, there is substituted “Consultation”; |
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| | (b) | subsections (1) to (3) are repealed. |
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| | 7 | In section 13 (advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland)— |
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| | (a) | for the heading, there is substituted “Consultation: Scotland and |
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| | (b) | subsections (1) and (2) are repealed. |
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| | 8 (1) | In the italic heading preceding section 14, for “Reports” there is substituted |
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| | (2) | Section 14 is repealed. |
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| | 9 (1) | Section 15 (statement in relation to target year) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), for “The report under section 14(3) must include” there is |
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| | substituted “The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable |
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| | after the end of the target year, lay before Parliament”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (4), for “the report under section 14(3)” there is substituted “the |
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| | (4) | At the end there is inserted— |
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| | “(5) | The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh |
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| | Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department before |
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| | preparing the statement.” |
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| | 10 | In section 16 (economic and fiscal circumstances), in subsection (1)(b), for the |
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| | words from “to the Secretary of State” to the end there is substituted “under |
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| | 11 (1) | Section 18 (interpretation) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In the definition of “the Commission” in subsection (1), for “Child Poverty |
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| | Commission” there is substituted “Social Mobility and Child Poverty |
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| | (3) | After the definition of “financial year” in that subsection there is inserted— |
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| | ““Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the |
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| | 12 | In section 28 (regulations and orders), in subsection (5)(b), after “section” |
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| | there is inserted “8B(4) or”. |
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| | 13 (1) | Schedule 2 (continuing effect of targets) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In paragraph 1, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “target statement”, for “the |
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| | report required by section 14(3)” there is substituted “the statement required |
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| | (3) | In paragraph 3(d), for “the Secretary of State”, in the first place, there is |
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| | substituted “the Commission”. |
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| | (4) | Paragraphs 6(c) and (d) and 7(1)(b) are repealed. |
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| | Supplementary amendments to other Acts |
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| | 14 | In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records), in |
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| | Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3— |
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| | (a) | the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed; |
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| | (b) | at the appropriate place there is inserted— |
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| | “Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”. |
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| | 15 | In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc |
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| | subject to investigation)— |
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| | (a) | the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed; |
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| | (b) | at the appropriate place there is inserted— |
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| | “Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”. |
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| | 16 (1) | In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 |
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| | (bodies of which all members are disqualified)— |
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| | (a) | the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed; |
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| | (b) | at the appropriate place there is inserted— |
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| | “The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”. |
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| | (2) | In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act |
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| | 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified)— |
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| | (a) | the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed; |
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| | (b) | at the appropriate place there is inserted— |
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| | “The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”. |
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| | 17 | In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public |
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| | bodies and offices: general)— |
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| | (a) | the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed; |
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| | (b) | at the appropriate place there is inserted— |
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| | “The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission”.’. |
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| Clause 136, page 100, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | section [Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission] and Schedule |
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| | [Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission] (Social Mobility and |
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| | Child Poverty Commission);’. |
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| Title, line 4, after ‘jobcentres;’ insert ‘to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty |
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