# Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025, Section 17: Direct deduction orders

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a payable amount is recoverable from a liable person who holds an account with a bank, the Minister may make an order (a “direct deduction order”) in respect of that account.
(2) A direct deduction order must be given to the bank with which the account is held.
(3) A direct deduction order may be—
(a) a regular direct deduction order, or
(b) a lump sum direct deduction order.
(4) A regular direct deduction order is an order requiring the bank—
(a) to make regular deductions from the liable person’s account, and
(b) to pay the amounts deducted to the Minister.
(5) A lump sum direct deduction order is an order requiring the bank—
(a) to deduct from the liable person’s account an amount specified in the order, and
(b) to pay that amount to the Minister.
(6) The Minister may give a regular direct deduction order and a lump sum direct deduction order in respect of the same account.
(7) The Minister must give a copy of a direct deduction order to—
(a) the liable person, and
(b) in the case of a joint account, each of the other account holders.
(8) Sections 19 to 21 set out steps that the Minister must take before making a direct deduction order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/28/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-authorities-fraud-error-and-recovery-act-2025/section-17
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