PART 8CLAIMANT RESPONSIBILITIES
CHAPTER 2SANCTIONS
Reduction periods
Medium-level sanction100
1
This regulation specifies the reduction period for a sanctionable failure under Article 32 of the Order (other sanctions) where it is a failure by the claimant to comply with—
a
a work search requirement under Article 22(1)(a) (to take all reasonable action to obtain paid work etc.), or
b
a work availability requirement under Article 23(1).
2
The reduction period is—
a
where the claimant is aged 18 or over on the date of the sanctionable failure—
i
28 days, if paragraph (ii) doesn’t apply,or
ii
91 days, if there was another sanctionable failure of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1) in the 364 days preceding the failure in question for which a 28 day or 91 day reduction period applies, or
b
where the claimant is aged 16 or 17 on the date of the sanctionable failure—
i
7 days, if paragraph (ii) doesn’t apply, or
ii
14 days, if there was another sanctionable failure of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1) in the 364 days preceding the failure in question, for which a 7 day or 14 day reduction period applies.