Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill
10:47 am
Lord McKenzie: Perhaps I may answer that question. It is very important that the body is more at arm’s length, and that we do, indeed, have a clear break from the current situation. A key part of Sir David Henshaw’s analysis is that we need to change operational matters as well as the policy framework. Having a non-departmental public body with separate governance arrangements and with greater operational flexibility is a key part of the reforms. It is needed to distance the future from the legacy of current and past failure and the culture of non-compliance.