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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 June 2025

Debate

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Contribution

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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