Commentary on Sections Part 1: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Section 11: Review of the status of the Commission
97.Section 11 sets out that the Secretary of State must review the status of the Commission as a Crown Body, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of an initial three year period, and may review any other time after that if he considers it appropriate.
98.Subsections (4)and (5) require the Secretary of State to prepare a report of any review and lay it before Parliament.
99.Subsections (6) and (7) enable the Secretary of State to make an order to provide that the Commission ceases to be a Crown body, if it appears that it is appropriate to do so following a review. The order may amend Schedule 1 and provide for the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 to apply.