Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: call for evidence
7 February 2025
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament?
If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill.
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The Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into consideration. The Public Bill Committee will scrutinise the Bill line by line. The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday 25 February 2025 to consider the Bill and will report by 5pm on Thursday 20 March. When the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the deadline of 5pm on Thursday 20 March 2025. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible. |
Aims of the Bill
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25 makes provisions to identify, prevent and deter fraud and error, and enable the recovery of debt, both in the public sector and in the benefits system.
Follow the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25 was introduced on 22 January 2025. The bill had its second reading on Monday 3 February 2025.
- Bills before Parliament: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
- Read Explanatory Notes: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
- House of Commons Library Briefing Paper
Oral evidence sessions are expected to be held on Tuesday 25 February.
Guidance on submitting written evidence
Deadline for written evidence submissions
The Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into consideration.
Amendments tabled to the Bill, and information regarding the order in which amendments will be taken in Committee, will be available in due course on the Bill’s publications page (under ‘Amendment paper’ and ‘Selection of amendments’). Once the Committee has dealt with an amendment it will not revisit it.
The Public Bill Committee on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will meet for the first time on Tuesday 25 February 2025 and will report by 5pm on Thursday 20 March. When the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the deadline of 5pm on Thursday 20 March 2025. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible.
Your submission should be emailed to scrutiny@parliament.uk
Further guidance on submitting written evidence can be found here (pdf, 1MB).
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