Welfare Reform Bill

113B: Clause 131, page 101, line 10, at end insert— ““( ) After section 1 of the Child Support Act 1991 there is inserted— ““Effective maintenance arrangements (1) The main objective of the Secretary of State in applying the provisions of this Act shall be to maximise the number of those children who live apart from one or both parents for whom effective maintenance arrangements are in place. (2) The Secretary of State shall prepare and lay before Parliament a report on a bi-annual basis giving details of the progress achieved under subsection (1) above in maximising the number of children who live apart from one or both parents for whom effective maintenance arrangements are in place.””””