Welfare Reform Bill

The Minister thinks it will be very hard to get evidence as to how an applicant had made reasonable steps. New subsection (2A) of Section 9 of the Child Support Act 1991, as inserted by Clause 131(1), says: "““The Commission may, with a view to reducing the need for applications under sections 4 and 7 … take such steps as it considers appropriate””," and, "““before accepting an application under those sections, require the applicant to take reasonable steps to establish whether it is possible or appropriate to make such an agreement””." How does he propose to enforce that?