Part IDecisions and Appeals
C7Chapter IGeneral
Decisions
I121Transfer of functions to Secretary of State
The following functions are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State, namely—
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the functions of adjudication officers appointed under section 38 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”);
b
the functions of social fund officers appointed under section 64 of that Act; and
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the functions of child support officers appointed under section 13 of the Child Support Act 1991 (“the Child Support Act”).
C1I132Use of computers
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Any decision, determination or assessment falling to be made or certificate falling to be issued by the Secretary of State under or by virtue of a relevant enactment, or in relation to a war pension, may be made or issued not only by an officer of his acting under his authority but also—
a
by a computer for whose operation such an officer is responsible; and
b
in the case of a decision, determination or assessment that may be made or a certificate that may be issued by a person providing services to the Secretary of State, by a computer for whose operation such a person is responsible.
2
In this section “relevant enactment” means any enactment contained in—
I1b
the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”);
I1c
the Administration Act;
I1d
the Child Support Act;
I1e
the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994;
I1f
the Jobseekers Act 1995 (“the Jobseekers Act”);
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Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
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Part 4 of that Act;
o
sections 18 to 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.
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In this section and section 3 below “war pension” has the same meaning as in section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989 (establishment and functions of war pensions committees).
I2C8C93Use of information
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Subsection (2) below applies to information relating to F5any of the matters specified in subsection (1A) below which is held—
a
by the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department; or
b
by a person providing services to the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department in connection with the provision of those services.
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The matters are—
a
social security F13... or war pensions;
b
employment or training;
c
private pensions policy;
d
retirement planning;
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the investigation or prosecution of offences relating to tax credits;
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the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme.
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Information to which this subsection applies—
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may be used for the purposes of, or for any purposes connected with, the exercise of functions in relation to F7any of the matters specified in subsection (1A) above; and
b
may be supplied to, or to a person providing services to, the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department for use for those purposes.
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In this section “the Northern Ireland Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland F1or the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland.
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In this section—
“private pensions policy” means policy relating to—
“retirement planning” means promoting financial planning for retirement.
Pt. I Ch. I functions transferred (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), arts. 1(1), 3(1), 4, 5, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 4)