Session 2010 - 12
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

222

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

265

 

Clause  111,  page  75,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The amount levied under subsection (2) shall not be greater than the value of the

 

overpayment arising from failures outlined in subsection (1).’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

260

 

Clause  111,  page  75,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

Under no circumstances shall the Secretary of State allow any targets to be set that

 

would be intended to provide an incentive to increase the number or value of civil

 

penalties issued under this section.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

258

 

Clause  111,  page  75,  line  34,  leave out ‘an’ and insert ‘a significant’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

259

 

Clause  111,  page  75,  line  44,  leave out ‘an’ and insert ‘a significant’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

266

 

Clause  111,  page  75,  line  47,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The amount levied under subsections (1) and (2) shall not be greater than the

 

value of the overpayment arising from failures outlined in those subsections.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

261

 

Clause  111,  page  76,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

Under no circumstances shall the Secretary of State allow any targets to be set that

 

would be intended to provide an incentive to increase the number or value of civil

 

penalties issued under this section.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

223

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

262

 

Clause  111,  page  76,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subsection (1) shall not take effect until the Secertary of State has published a

 

report setting out the criteria that will be used to define whether an error will or

 

will not be considered to fall within sections 115C and 115D of the Social

 

Security Administration Act 1992, as inserted by subsection (1), and how

 

individual characteristics of the claimant are to be taken into account when

 

making the distinction.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

263

 

Clause  111,  page  76,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subsection (1) shall not take effect until the Secretary of State has published a

 

report setting out how the appropriate authority will determine what reasonable

 

steps a claimant can be expected to take to avoid error.’.

 

Sheila Gilmore

 

Kate Green

 

288

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  111,  page  76,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subsection (1) shall not take effect until the Secretary of State has published a

 

report setting out how the appropriate authority will compensate claimants where

 

an overpayment or delay in payment of benefit has arisen as a result of official

 

error.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

264

 

Clause  111,  page  76,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subsection (1) shall not take effect until the Secretary of State has published a

 

report setting out what information, guidance and other assistance the appropriate

 

authority will provide to each person making a claim to enable them to understand

 

and meet their responsibilities with respect to that claim.’.

 


 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

224

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

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”.’

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

267

 

Clause  121,  page  90,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(11)    

The Secretary of State shall commission a report, which is to be published no later

 

than 365 days after this Bill receives Royal Assent, about the possibility of using

 

and/or adapting the relevant information-sharing systems to inform policy on the

 

living wage.’.

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

268

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  2,  leave out from ‘Commission’ to end of line 8 and insert

 

‘may with a view to ensuring that there are effective maintenance arrangements in place—

 

(a)    

take such steps as it considers appropriate to ensure that all parents

 

eligible for child maintenance are made fully aware of the choices open

 

to them to secure periodical payments by way of maintenance with

 

respect to any child either by means of a maintenance agreement or by

 

means of an application to the Commission for a calculation for the said

 

child,

 

(b)    

upon receiving an application under sections 4 and 7 in respect of a child,

 

take steps to establish with the applicant whether a maintenance

 

agreement or an application to the Commission is the best means of

 

achieving a sustainable and durable maintenance arrangement for the

 

child in question, and to encourage the applicant accordingly.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

269

 

Clause  128,  page  97,  line  13,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 16 and insert ‘take

 

steps to establish with the applicant whether a maintenance agreement (within the

 

meaning of section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991) or an application to the Commission

 

is the best means of achieving a sustainable and durable maintenance arrangement for the

 

child in question, and to encourage the applicant accordingly.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

225

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

272

 

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)    

The Secretary of State shall not levy any fees on a parent with care,

 

except in prescribed circumstances.”.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

273

 

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)    

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—


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

226

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

‘(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.”.’.

 

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

 

289

 

Parliamentary Star    

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

 

‘(3)    

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

 

subsection (2) insert—

 

“(2A)    

The Secretary of State shall not levy on a parent with care any fee in

 

respect of submitting an application, except in prescribed

 

circumstances.”.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

227

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

270

 

Clause  129,  page  97,  leave out lines 25 to 27 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

the parent with care wishes to pursue child maintenance through the

 

Commission and states clearly the reasons why.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

271

 

Clause  129,  page  97,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the parent with care advises the Commission that the collection service is

 

necessary to ensure either that child support maintenance is paid in

 

accordance with the calculation or to protect her or her children from

 

physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse.’.

 


 

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).


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 17 May 2011                     

228

 

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

 

100

 

Schedule  13,  page  146,  leave out line 29 and insert—

  

‘Section 6.

 
  

In section 7—

 
  

(a)    

in the heading, the words “community

 
  

charge benefits and other”;

 
  

(b)    

subsection (2), so far as not otherwise

 
  

repealed;

 
  

(c)    

subsection (3)(b) and the preceding “and”.’

 
 

Chris Grayling

 

101

 

Schedule  13,  page  152,  leave out line 8

 

Chris Grayling

 

102

 

Schedule  13,  page  154,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

in subsection (2)(a), “Part 1 of”;’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

103

 

Schedule  13,  page  155,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and (4)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

104

 

Schedule  13,  page  155,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, so far as not otherwise repealed’

 

Chris Grayling

 

105

 

Schedule  13,  page  157,  line  28,  leave out ‘8(2A)’ and insert ‘8(2)(ca) and (d),

 

(2A)’

 

Chris Grayling

 

106

 

Schedule  13,  page  158,  line  10,  at end insert ‘and (7) and (8)’


 
previous section contents continue
 

© Parliamentary copyright
Revised 17 May 2011