HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 c1784W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will list the(a) upward and (b) downward payroll adjustments an employer may have to make as a result of the policies of his Department. [175179]

Mr. Leslie

The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 allows a court to make Attachment of Earnings Orders for unpaid maintenance, fines and civil judgment debts. Employers may therefore have to make downward payroll adjustments to reflect these court orders which require the deduction of a set sum from the employee's salary.