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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Sorry—I think those are the main questions the shadow Minister asked. Amendment 2 agreed to. Clause 34, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 35 Appeals Question…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 35 establishes the process to lodge an appeal of review decisions around direct deduction orders. Appeals will be heard at the first-tier tribunal. Appeals can be lodged…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Committee for the range of questions and the opportunity to provide clarification. The decision on the set-up of the system was made on the basis of existing best…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 36 establishes a number of definitions for terms used in the direct deduction order section, including the meaning of “bank” as a person who is authorised to accept…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Committee for all those questions. Both the hon. Members for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and for Torbay will be pleased to know that my notes are very…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 37 will future-proof the Bill, so it is critical to the discussion we have just had. It establishes regulation-making powers concerning particular elements of the direct…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank Members for their questions. I will start with the points that have been made about future-proofing and how important it is for the Bill to both learn from its application…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)How the Bill is exercised in terms of the deduction calculations and the notices is future-proofing the Bill and ensuring that it meets its stated objectives of preventing…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)As the hon. Member set out, these are significant powers and it is essential that safeguards are in place. I assure him that the Public Sector Fraud Authority is committed to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)The shadow Minister in his previous comments raised a number of concerns about there being too much flexibility in the Bill, but amendment 20 seems to contradict some of those…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 42 enables an employer to deduct administrative costs that they reasonably incurred when complying with a deduction from earnings order from the liable person’s earnings. A…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)As the hon. Member set out, the clause authorises regulations to be made regarding employers’ administrative costs. That will be used to introduce a cap on the charges that can be…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 43 and clauses 45 to 49 set out clear processes for the variation, suspension and revocation of deduction from earnings orders and establish the review and appeal rights.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Let me take those questions in turn. The process of review is similar to the one we previously discussed: the decision will first be reviewed within the PSFA by an authorised…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 44 outlines the duty of a liable person to inform the Government of any changes to their employment while they are under a deduction from earnings order. It also…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I reassure the shadow Minister that there has been consultation with business representatives, and there will be further consultation as we move forward. This is a very simple…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)A new employer can inform the PSFA only if they are aware that this is in place. That will be clear in published guidance. If they do not know, they obviously cannot inform us,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)This is a large grouping of clauses that cover the heart of this part’s new civil penalties, so the Committee will understand if I cover these issues in some depth. Clause 50…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank hon. Members for the range of questions and comments. Before I go into the detail of their points, it will be helpful to take a step back and talk about why were are…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. Clause 13 allows the Government to use the proposed recovery powers to recover late penalty payments and…04 Mar 2025