Government Legislation

CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS ACT (DWP)Press ReleaseText of Act

Act to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; to amend the law relating to child support;to make provision about lump sum payments to or in respect of persons with diffuse mesothelioma; and forconnected purposes.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT (DCSF)Press ReleaseText of Act

Act to reform the statutory framework for the care system, to ensure that children and young people receive highquality care and support and to drive improvements in the delivery of services focussed on the needs of thechild.

DRAFT (PARTIAL) IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP BILL(Home Office)Press Release

Bill to take forward any recommendations emerging from the Goldsmith Review of Citizenship requiring primarylegislation.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION ACT (Home Office)Press ReleaseText of Act

Act to make further provision about criminal justice (including provision about the police) and dealing withoffenders and defaulters; to provide for the establishment and functions of Her Majesty’s Commissionerfor Offender Management and Prisons and to make further provision about the management of offenders; to amendthe criminal law; to make further provision for combating crime and disorder; to make provision about themutual recognition of financial penalties; to make provision for a new immigration status in certain casesinvolving criminality; and for connected purposes.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS ACT (DCSF)Text of Act

Act to introduce a requirement to remain in education or training beyond the current statutory leaving age andimplement Leith recommendations on adult skills.

EMPLOYMENT ACT (DWP/BERR)Text of Act

Act will increase protection for vulnerable workers and lighten the load for law-abiding businesses. Simplify,clarify and build a stronger enforcement regime for key aspects of employment law.  Improve theeffectiveness of employment law to the benefit of employers, trade unions, individuals and the publicsector.  Repeal the statutory dispute resolution procedures and pave the way for implementation of apackage of replacement measures to encourage early/informal resolution, reducing administrative burdens onbusiness by up to £180m per year.  Clarify and strengthen the enforcement framework for the NationalMinimum Wage (NMW) and employment agency standards. The new framework would provide greater support tovulnerable workers, promote compliance and help ensure a level playing field for compliant businesses.  Toensure compliance with the European Court of Human Rights ( HR) judgement in Aslef v , and clearer rights fortrade unions to determine their membership.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACT (DoH)Press ReleaseText of Act

Act to establish and make provision in connection with a Care Quality Commission; to make provision about healthcare (including provision about the National Health Service) and about social care; to make provision aboutreviews and investigations under the Mental Health Act 1983; to establish and make provision in connection withan Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator and make other provision about the regulation of the health careprofessions; to confer power to modify the regulation of social care workers; to amend the Public Health(Control of Disease) Act 1984; to provide for the payment of a grant to women in connection with pregnancy; toamend the functions of the Health Protection Agency; and for connected purposes.

HOUSING AND REGENERATION ACT (DCLG)Press ReleaseText of Act

Act to establish the Homes and Communities Agency and make provision about it; to abolish the Urban RegenerationAgency and the Commission for the New Towns and make provision in connection with their abolition; to regulatesocial housing; to enable the abolition of the Housing Corporation; to make provision about sustainabilitycertificates, landlord and tenant matters, building regulations and mobile homes; to make further provisionabout housing; and for connected purposes.

EQUALITY BILL

Key

(LA)    Consideration of Lords amendments.

(CA)    Consideration of Commons amendments.

(CR)    Consideration of Commons reasons.