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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat) 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

If the Minister is using CAFCASS as an example to reassure us, he is only making us even more sceptical. No doubt we will all study the record, and I think that we will have to return to this. The commission has much better things to do than start looking for contracts with private contractors, certainly in the early days. I would not have this clause in the Bill. We will watch the legislation as it unfolds; we cannot take this any further this afternoon. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 48 to 50 not moved.] Clause 5 agreed to. Clause 6 [Fees]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
698 c425-6GC 
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
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