The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Insertion of new regulation 21B

92.  After regulation 21A (decisions by medical practitioners and other persons), insert—

“Notification requirements

21B.— (1) Where an employing authority makes a payment of a benefit pursuant to regulation 4(5), that employing authority shall—

(a) within 14 days of making the first such payment, provide the Secretary of State with—

(i) the full name and national insurance number of the person in respect of whom the payment is being made; and

(ii) the date on which that individual first became entitled to the benefit;

(b) within 14 days of making the last such payment, provide the Secretary of State with—

(i) the full name and national insurance number of the person in respect of whom the payment has been made;

(ii) the date on which that individual ceased to be entitled to the benefit; and

(iii) a statement of the total amount paid to the person pursuant to regulation 4(5) during that period of absence from employment.

(2) Where a person recovers any damages or compensation mentioned in regulation 17, that person shall, within 14 days of a right to and the amount of such damages or compensation finally being determined, provide written notice to the Secretary of State containing—

(a) the person’s full name;

(b) the person’s national insurance number; and

(c) the total amount of damages or compensation recovered.

(3) Where a person fails to provide the notice required by paragraph (2), no benefits shall be payable under these Regulations in respect of the period from the expiry of the 14th day mentioned in paragraph (2) until the date on which the notice is received by the Secretary of State, and where benefits have been paid to the person before the failure to give notice has been determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall withhold all or part of any further benefits payable to the person under these Regulations until the amount of the payments made by the Secretary of State in respect of that period has been recovered.”.