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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)In the case of non-fraudulent claims, where the Minister is not satisfied that there has been fraud on the part of the liable person, I would be inclined to go with the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 22 outlines how much can be directly deducted from a liable person’s bank account, while clause 23 specifies the information that must be included in direct deduction…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 22, page 14, line 27, leave out from “applies,” to “and” in line 28 and insert “the amounts credited to the account in the relevant period,”.04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 13 sets out that the Minister can use powers to recover amounts from a penalty, such as late payment, but also relevant costs to be awarded by a court or tribunal. Relevant…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Given the Minister’s reassurances, I will not press amendment 19 to a Division now, but we may wish to come back to the matter on Report. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving us some clarification on that, but the direct deduction is different from an earning attachment where there is likely to be another similar amount…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)As the Minister said, the clause allows for deductions from a liable person’s account to include reasonable costs incurred by the bank in processing the deduction order. While the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)That would leave £120,000, which would mean that in the second month, presumably the most that could be deducted if no further money had been paid into the into the account would…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 26 places significant responsibilities on banks once a direct deduction order has been issued. The bank must ensure that the account is not closed while a deduction order…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)The clause outlines the procedure when a bank account does not contain sufficient funds to fulfil a direct deduction order. The key provisions are as follows. For lump sum…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fifth sitting)Obviously, the Bill allows for sums to be recouped through regular earnings. Where money is in a bank account, we have established that the money is there from the information…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am very pleased to have this visibility of an important element of the Bill. That is one of the reasons why it stands out among so many of the references to codes of practice…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)As the Minister said, this is a large group of clauses, so I will try to get through them as quickly as I can. However, given that the provisions grant the PSFA the power to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Sixth sitting)Where the individual has not notified anyone of their new employment, does the Minister expect a new employer to have any way of finding out that a new employee is subject to one…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for her response, which offered some moderate reassurance. We would be comfortable if either it was included in the Bill or we at least had sight of the code…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 10 allows the Minister for the Cabinet Office to act on behalf of another public authority to recover a recoverable amount, including bringing court or tribunal…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)As I stated, those are largely probing amendments in areas that we would like to see the Government work on during the passage of the Bill. However, for now, we do not intend to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 15, in clause 4, page 3, line 33, leave out “Minister” and insert “First Tier Tribunal”.27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)His Majesty’s Opposition agree with the Bill’s principles and support the Government in what they are seeking to do, but we will be using our best efforts to try to help them do…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 3 would give the PSFA the power to issue information notices to a third party, compelling them to provide information within a deadline. The amendments set out the…27 Feb 2025