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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

In the earlier debate, I made clear my intention to oppose the Question that Clause 13 shall stand part of the Bill. This clause provides for TUPE transfer of CSA employees to the new commission. We have said all along that the people employed in the CSA are its biggest asset and would be critical in developing the modern service that needs to be put in place. I cannot emphasise enough how important it is that those people are moved across to provide the commission with a strong base on which it can build and to guarantee that there will be enough people to do the job from day one. However, as we discussed, following the amendment to give the commission Crown status, there is no longer a need for a TUPE transfer. Accordingly, I oppose the Question that Clause 13 shall stand part of the Bill. Clause 13 negatived. Clause 14 [Transfer of property, rights and liabilities]: