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Proceeding contribution from Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 31 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill.


Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

I have two points. The noble Lord presses me, but it genuinely is for the commission to develop the business model. That is why we are going down this route. If it planned to do something that the Government thought was outrageous, the protections are in the directions and guidance that we talked about earlier. At this stage, it has genuinely not been fully developed; it has not been developed to any greater sense that I, as a Minister, have been engaged in. I will take the opportunity to save myself or officials writing; a public body, for example, might be CAFCASS, which could in theory work with the commission to reach separating families. That is one example; I am sure there are others. I hope that helps to clarify what we are thinking about.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
698 c425GC 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Child support Children Contracts Contact orders Absent parents Contracts for services Child Support Agency Fees and charges Families ICT Information Maintenance Parents Poverty Parliamentary scrutiny Welfare tax credits Voluntary organisations Separation Children's centres Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Legislation
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk