Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

37 The Chief Adjudication Officer.N.I.

(1)The Department shall appoint for Northern Ireland a Chief Adjudication Officer.

(2)It shall be the duty of the Chief Adjudication Officer to advise adjudication officers on the performance of their functions under this or any other enactment.

(3)The Chief Adjudication Officer shall keep under review the operation of the system of adjudication by adjudication officers and matters connected with the operation of that system.

(4)The Chief Adjudication Officer shall report annually in writing to the Department on the standards of adjudication and the Department shall publish his report.