§ Mrs. Knightasked the Attorney-General if he will seek powers to pay compensation for the administrative costs to employers of deducting from an employee's pay sums to meet private debts and paying these sums periodically into court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn accordance with the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971, an employer who deducts a sum from an employee's pay under an attachment of earnings order to secure the payment of a judgment debt is also entitled to deduct 5p towards his clerical and administrative costs.