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109: Schedule 5, page 108, line 12, at end insert— 5A “(1) Before any direct deduction order under this Schedule is made, the Secretary of State has a duty to consider its effect on any person who—(a) is a victim of domestic abuse, or(b) the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be at risk of domestic abuse.(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “domestic abuse” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.”