Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9)

PART 4 S FURTHER PROVISION IN CONNECTION WITH PARTS 2 AND 3

Monitoring of appeal process S

87 Report to the Scottish Parliament on exercise of right to appeal S

(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the Scottish Ministers are to—

(a) lay before the Scottish Parliament, and

(b) make publicly available by such means as they consider appropriate,

a report on the number of individuals who obtained the right to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under section 46 and the number of individuals who exercised that right.

(2) The first report under this section must include a plan setting out how the Scottish Ministers intend to collect this data.

(3) In reporting to the Scottish Parliament under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must indicate whether, in the opinion of the Ministers, amendment of the process for determining entitlement under this Act is appropriate.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 87 in force at 22.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/298, reg. 2(1)(n) (with reg. 3) (as amended (10.12.2019) by S.S.I. 2019/406, regs. 1, 2(2))