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Proceeding contribution from Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 2 July 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

This happens at the end of quite a long process when all the other mechanisms to collect money have been tried. A number of powers are embedded; there are deduction from earnings orders, deductions from bank accounts, which we discussed last night, and lots of other opportunities. The sad fact, though, is that there are individuals out there who will go to the most extraordinary lengths to prevent payment of sums due from them to their children. It may seem awful to you and me and, in a sense, inconceivable, but it happens. This is not the first or second port of call; it happens only after those processes have been gone through and there is a wilful refusal to pay.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c145GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Council tax benefits Disability Child support Children Disclosure of information Devolved matters Curriculum Community care Absent parents Direct payments Jobseeker's allowance Finance Education Driving Disqualification Domestic abuse Exemptions Legislative competence Harassment Fathers Maintenance Pilot schemes Pensioners Parents Payments National Assembly for Wales Passports Lone parents Scotland Social security Social security benefits Registration Voluntary organisations Wales Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Travel restrictions Social services Take-up Unemployed people Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Employment and support allowance Veterans
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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