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Welfare Reform Bill

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 73 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 73A. "LORDS AMENDMENT 73" That this House do not insist on its Amendment 73 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 73A. "LORDS AMENDMENT 73" 73: Clause 131, page 101, line 27, at end insert— ““(3) In section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (provision to allow charging of fees by the Commission), after subsection (2) there is inserted— ““(2A) Nothing in regulations under subsection (1) shall impose a liability on a parent with care for the payment of fees to the Commission where that parent has taken reasonable steps to establish whether it is possible or appropriate to make a maintenance agreement (within the meaning of section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991), and where, having taken such reasonable steps, it is either not possible or not appropriate for the parent with care to do so.”””” COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 73 for the following Reason— 73A: Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.