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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26. Committee stage twelfth sitting

New clause 1 (Overpayments made as a result of official error) debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Offence of fraud against a public authority), discussed with new clause 15 (Offence of encouraging or assisting others to commit fraud), negatived on division (3 votes to 11). New clause 5 (Publication of results of pilot schemes) debated and withdrawn. New clause 7 (Annual reporting of amounts recovered) debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Publication of an Anti-Fraud and Error Technology Strategy) debated and withdrawn. New clause 9 (Impact of Act on vulnerable customers), discussed with new clause 12 (Impact of Act on people facing financial exclusion), debated and withdrawn. New clause 10 (Recovery of overpayments of Carer’s Allowance), discussed with new clause 11 (Audit of algorithmic systems used in relation to Carer’s Allowance overpayments) and an amendment, debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Liability orders) debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Inclusion of systems within the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard) debated and withdrawn. New clause 15 (Offence of encouraging or assisting others to commit fraud) negatived on division (3 votes to 10). New clause 16 (Review of whistleblowing processes in relation to public sector fraud) debated and withdrawn. New clause 17 (Duty to consider domestic abuse risk to holders of joint accounts) negatived on division (6 votes to 9). Clause 99, discussed with clauses 100 to 104 stand part, agreed to. Clauses 100 to 104 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 204). Committee rose.