Savings accounts and health in pregnancy grant act

Status of the bill: Enacted

Main purpose of the bill:

"To make provision about eligibility for a Child Trust Fund; to repeal the Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009; to make provision about entitlement to Health in Pregnancy Grant; and for connected purposes."

Main points of the bill:

Removes eligibility to a Child Trust Fund for children born from January 2011 onwards.

Repeals legislation providing for the establishment of a Saving Gateway scheme - a tax-free cash saving account available to people in receipt of qualifying social security or tax credit awards.

Removes entitlement to the Health in Pregnancy Grant where a woman reaches the 25th week of her pregnancy on or after 1 January 2011.

Progress of the bill:

The Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill was presented to Parliament on the 15th September 2010

Commons:
First Reading: 15.09.10 Second Reading: 26.10.10 Committee Stage: 02.11.10 04.11.10 09.11.10 11.11.10 Report Stage: 22.11.10 Third Reading: 22.11.10

Lords: First Reading: 23.11.10 Second Reading: 07.12.10 Third Reading: 07.12.10
Royal Assent: 16.12.10