Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/schedule/13
Timestamp: 2013-06-19 22:27:45
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Changes to legislation:There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Welfare Reform Act 2012, SCHEDULE 13.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site. Section 145SCHEDULE 13E+W+SSocial Mobility and Child Poverty CommissionThis schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes Part 1 E+W+SEstablishment of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission1The Child Poverty Act 2010 is amended as follows.E+W+S2For section 8 (and the preceding italic heading) there is substituted—E+W+S“Social Mobility and Child Poverty CommissionE+W+S8Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission(1)There is to be a body called the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).
3For Schedule 1 (Child Poverty Commission) there is substituted—E+W+S“SCHEDULE 1E+W+SSocial Mobility and Child Poverty CommissionMembership, chair and deputy chairE+W+S1(1)The members of the Commission are to be—
Term of officeE+W+S2Members are to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointment, subject to the following provisions.3Members must be appointed for a term of not more than five years.4A member may resign by giving notice in writing to a Minister of the Crown.5A Minister of the Crown may remove a member if—(a)the person has been absent from three or more consecutive meetings of the Commission without its permission,
(c)the person's estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or the person, under Scots law, has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, creditors, or
7A person who holds or has held office as the chair, or as the deputy chair or other member, may be reappointed, whether or not to the same office.Provision of staff and facilities etcE+W+S8(1)A Minister of the Crown may provide the Commission with—
(2)A Minister of the Crown may, if the Commission so requests, carry out or commission research for the purpose of the carrying out of the Commission's functions.
PaymentsE+W+S9A Minister of the Crown may pay to or in respect of the members of the Commission such remuneration, allowances and expenses as the Minister may determine.Supplementary powersE+W+S10The Commission may do anything that appears to it necessary or appropriate for the purpose of, or in connection with, the carrying out of its functions.StatusE+W+S11The Commission is not to be regarded—(a)as the servant or agent of the Crown, or
Sub-committeesE+W+S12The Commission may establish sub-committees.Validity of proceedingsE+W+S13The Commission may regulate—(a)its own procedure (including quorum);
Discharge of functionsE+W+S15The Commission may authorise a sub-committee or member to exercise any of the Commission's functions.” Part 2 E+W+SSupplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 20104The Child Poverty Act 2010 is amended as follows.E+W+S5In section 6 (persistent poverty target), subsection (6)(b) and the preceding “and” are repealed.E+W+S6In section 10 (provision of advice and consultation)—E+W+S(a)for the heading, there is substituted “ Consultation ”;(b)subsections (1) to (3) are repealed.7In section 13 (advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland)—E+W+S(a)for the heading there is substituted “ Consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland ”;(b)subsections (1) and (2) are repealed.8(1)In the italic heading preceding section 14, for “Reports” there is substituted “ Statement ”.E+W+S(2)Section 14 is repealed.9(1)Section 15 (statement in relation to target year) is amended as follows.E+W+S(2)In subsection (1), for “The report under section 14(3) must include” there is substituted “ The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the target year, lay before Parliament ”.(3)In subsection (4), for “the report under section 14(3)” there is substituted “ the statement ”.(4)At the end there is inserted—“(5)The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department before preparing the statement.”
10In section 16 (economic and fiscal circumstances), in subsection (1)(b), for the words from “to the Secretary of State” to the end there is substituted “ under section 8A ”.E+W+S11(1)Section 18 (interpretation) is amended as follows.E+W+S(2)In the definition of “the Commission” in subsection (1), for “Child Poverty Commission” there is substituted “ Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.(3)After the definition of “financial year” in that subsection there is inserted—““Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;”.
(4)After subsection (2) there is inserted—“(3)In this Part “appointed day for Northern Ireland” means such day as a Minister of the Crown may by order with the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly appoint (and different days may be appointed for the purposes of different provisions of this Part).”
12In section 28 (regulations and orders), in subsection (5)(b), after “section” there is inserted “ 8B(4) or ”.E+W+S13(1)Schedule 2 (continuing effect of targets) is amended as follows.E+W+S(2)In paragraph 1, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “target statement”, for “the report required by section 14(3)” there is substituted “ the statement required by section 15 ”.(3)In paragraph 3(d), for “the Secretary of State”, in the first place, there is substituted “ the Commission ”.(4)Paragraphs 6(c) and (d) and 7(1)(b) are repealed. Part 3 E+W+SSupplementary amendments to other Acts14In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records), in Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3—E+W+S(a)the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;(b)at the appropriate place there is inserted— “ Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.15In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc subject to investigation)—E+W+S(a)the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;(b)at the appropriate place there is inserted— “ Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.16(1)In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified)—E+W+S(a)the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;(b)at the appropriate place there is inserted— “ The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.(2)In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified)—(a)the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;(b)at the appropriate place there is inserted— “ The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.17In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public bodies and offices: general)—E+W+S(a)the entry relating to the Child Poverty Commission is repealed;(b)at the appropriate place there is inserted— “ The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.Previous: ScheduleNext: ScheduleBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint This Schedule onlyPDF This Schedule onlyWeb page This Schedule onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDFThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open the Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open the Whole Act without Schedules