The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Notice of a decision against which an appeal liesN.I.

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50.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person (“P”) who has a right of appeal under the 1998 Order or these Regulations.

(2) The Department must—

(a)give P written notice of the decision and of the right to appeal against that decision; and

(b)inform P that, where that notice does not include a statement of the reasons for the decision, P may, within one month of the date of notification of that decision, request that the Department provide a written statement of the reasons for that decision.

(3) If the Department is requested under paragraph (2)(b) to provide a written statement of reasons, it must provide such a statement within 14 days of the request or as soon as practicable afterwards.