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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 June 2025
Debate
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillContribution
89A: Schedule 3, page 88, line 23, leave out “by one or more individuals” and insert “solely by the recipient of one of the benefits referred in paragraph 19(1)”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment and another in the name of Lord Sikka seeks to restrict the DWP’s powers in relation to eligibility verification solely to bank accounts held in the name of the benefit claimant only.
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