Clause 19 - Payments after death of child
Child Trust Funds Bill
10:30 am
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 185, in
clause 19, page 10, line 18, at end insert
'or a child to whom subsection (2A) applies.
(2A) This subsection applies to a child if—
(a) the child was born after 31st August 2002,
(b) a person was eligible for child benefit in respect of the child, and
(c) the condition specified in subsection (2B) is met.
(2B) That condition is that the Inland Revenue is satisfied that the circumstances of the death of the child provide reasonable grounds for the failure of a person eligible for child benefit in respect of the child to establish his entitlement.
(2C) Subsections (3) to (6) of section 2 apply for the purposes of determining eligibility under subsection (2A)(b) of this section as they apply for the purposes of determining entitlement under that section.
(2D) Regulations made under section 2(7) may also amend subsection (2A) of this section by substituting for the reference to 31st August 2002 a reference to an earlier date specified in those regulations in respect of section 2(1).'.
Amendment No. 169, in
clause 19, page 10, line 33, at end add—
'(5) Regulations shall be made to set out how payments will be made under this section without giving offence to parents after the death of their child and these regulations shall specify whether a parental request will need to be received by the Inland Revenue before a payment under this section is made.'.
Amendment No. 170, in
clause 19, page 10, line 33, at end add—
'(5) Regulations shall be made in relation to making payments under this section where the relevant child has been unlawfully killed.'.
Clause stand part.