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Welfare Reform Act 2012,
Part 6
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In the Registration Service Act 1953, after section 19 there is inserted—
(1)The functions of a registrar of births and deaths, a superintendent registrar and the Registrar General include the power to—
(a)transmit information contained in a declaration made under section 9(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 or entered in a register of births to the Secretary of State, and
(b)verify such information for the Secretary of State,
for the purposes of the service in subsection (2).
(2)That service is a service operated by the Secretary of State by which—
(a)individuals may transmit information about births to the Secretary of State, and
(b)that information may be transmitted to other persons by the Secretary of State.
(3)References in subsections (1) and (2) to the Secretary of State include persons providing services to the Secretary of State for the purpose of the service referred in subsection (2).
(4)This section does not authorise any disclosure which is unlawful—
(a)by virtue of any enactment, or
(b)by reason of the law relating to confidentiality or privacy.”
Valid from 25/11/2013
(1)In section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991 (maintenance agreements), after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)The [F1Secretary of State] may, with a view to reducing the need for applications under sections 4 and 7—
(a)take such steps as [F2the Secretary of State] considers appropriate to encourage the making and keeping of maintenance agreements, and
(b)in particular, before accepting an application under those sections, invite the applicant to consider with the [F3Secretary of State] whether it is possible to make such an agreement.”
(2)In Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (maintenance calculations: transfer of cases to new rules), in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (2) there is inserted—
“(3)The [F4Secretary of State] may before accepting an application required by provision under sub-paragraph (2)(b) invite the applicant to consider with the [F4Secretary of State] whether it is possible to make a maintenance agreement (within the meaning of section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991).”
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 136(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 105(2)(a)
F2Words in s. 136(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 105(2)(b)
F3Words in s. 136(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 105(2)(c)
F4Words in s. 136(2) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 105(3)
Valid from 30/06/2014
(1)The Child Support Act 1991 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 4 (child support maintenance)—
(a)in subsection (2), the words from “or“ to “made” are repealed;
(b)after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)The [F5Secretary of State] may only make arrangements under subsection (2)(a) if—
(a)the non-resident parent agrees to the arrangements, or
(b)the [F5Secretary of State] is satisfied that without the arrangements child support maintenance is unlikely to be paid in accordance with the calculation.”
(3)In section 7 (right of child in Scotland to apply for calculation)—
(a)in subsection (3), for the words from “person with care” to “made or” there is substituted “ person with care or ”;
(b)after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A)The [F6Secretary of State] may only make arrangements under subsection (3)(a) if—
(a)the non-resident parent agrees to the arrangements, or
(b)the [F6Secretary of State] is satisfied that without the arrangements child support maintenance is unlikely to be paid in accordance with the calculation.”
(4)In section 29 (collection of child support maintenance), in subsection (1), after “may” there is inserted “ (subject to section 4(2A) and 7(3A)) ”.
Textual Amendments
Prospective
After section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991 there is inserted—
(1)A person with care or non-resident parent in relation to any qualifying child or qualifying children may apply to the [F7Secretary of State] for an indicative calculation with respect to that child or any of those children.
(2)A qualifying child who has attained the age of 12 years and is habitually resident in Scotland may apply to the [F7Secretary of State] for an indicative calculation with respect to himself or herself.
(3)An indicative calculation is a calculation of the amount of child support maintenance which the [F7Secretary of State] considers would in accordance with section 11 be fixed by a maintenance calculation if such a calculation were made with respect to the child or children in question.
(4)An indicative calculation does not create any liability on any person to pay child support maintenance.
(5)The [F8Secretary of State] may limit the number of applications [F8the Secretary of State] will accept under this section in any particular case in such manner as [F8the Secretary of State] thinks fit.
(6)Where a person who is alleged to be the parent of a child with respect to whom an application for an indicative calculation has been made denies being one of the child's parents, the [F9Secretary of State] shall not make the indicative calculation on the assumption that the person is one of the child's parents unless the case falls within paragraph (b) of Case A3 in section 26(2).”
Textual Amendments
F7Words in s. 138 substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 107(2)
Valid from 04/02/2014
In section 43 of the Child Support Act 1991 (as substituted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000), for subsections (1) and (2) there is substituted—
“(1)The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 by virtue of subsection (1)(p) of that section may be exercised with a view to securing the making of payments in respect of child support maintenance by a non-resident parent.
(2)The reference in subsection (1) to the making of payments in respect of child support maintenance includes the recovery of—
(a)arrears of child support maintenance, and
(b)fees payable under section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.”
Valid from 25/11/2013
In section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (fees), in subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (d), at the end there is inserted “”; “(including provision for the apportionment of fees and the matters to be taken into account in determining an apportionment)”
(b)in paragraph (g), “waiver” is repealed;
(c)after paragraph (g) there is inserted—
“(h)about waiver of fees (including the matters to be taken into account in determining a waiver).”
Valid from 25/11/2013
In section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (fees), after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A)The Secretary of State must review the effect of the first regulations made under subsection (1).
(3B)The review must take place before the end of the period of 30 months beginning with the day on which those regulations come into force.
(3C)After the review, the Secretary of State must make and publish a report containing—
(a)the conclusions of the review, and
(b)a statement as to what the Secretary of State proposes to do in view of those conclusions.
(3D)The report must be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State.”
(1)In the Insolvency Act 1986, in section 382 (meaning of “bankruptcy debt” etc), at the end there is inserted—
“(5)Liability under the Child Support Act 1991 to pay child support maintenance to any person is not a debt or liability for the purposes of Part 8.”
(2)In the heading to that section, after “bankruptcy debt” there is substituted “ , “liability” ”.
Section 81 of the Social Security Act 1998 (reports by Secretary of State and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission) is repealed.
Commencement Information
I1S. 143 in force at 8.5.2012 by S.I. 2012/863, art. 2(3)(g)
In the Employment and Training Act 1973, after section 2 (duty of Secretary of State to make arrangements for assisting persons to find employment etc) there is inserted—
(1)Arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 may not include arrangements in respect of employment for sexual purposes.
(2)For the purposes of this section employment is for sexual purposes if—
(a)it involves the employee engaging in an activity, and
(b)the employee's activity, or the way in which it is performed, may reasonably be assumed to be intended solely or principally to stimulate one or more other persons sexually (by whatever means).
(3)The Secretary of State may by order specify exceptions to subsection (1).
(4)A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
Commencement Information
I2S. 144 in force at 8.5.2012 by S.I. 2012/863, art. 2(3)(h)
Schedule 13 amends the Child Poverty Act 2010 for the purpose of establishing the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
(1)Section 9 of the Child Poverty Act 2010 (UK strategies) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (7)(a)(i)—
(a)for “progress” there is substituted “ measures ”;
(b)for “needs to be made” there is substituted “ need to be taken ”.
(3)In subsection (7)(a)(ii)—
(a)for “progress” there is substituted “ measures ”;
(b)for “intends to make” there is substituted “ proposes to take ”;
(c)for “in achieving” there is substituted “ to achieve ”.
(4)In subsection (7)(b)—
(a)for “progress” there is substituted “ measures (other than those described under paragraph (a)) ”;
(b)for “intends to make” there is substituted “ proposes to take ”;
(c)for “in achieving” there is substituted “ to achieve ”;
(d)the words from “otherwise than” to the end are repealed.
(5)In subsection (8), for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted “and
“(b)give an account (in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate) of the effect of those measures, so far as relating to the purposes mentioned in subsection (2).”
Commencement Information
I3S. 146 in force at 8.5.2012 by S.I. 2012/863, art. 2(3)(i)
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