Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Social security
Made
2005
Coming into force
25th April 2005
[Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.]
Whereas these Regulations, so far as section 29(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 applies to them, are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work(2).
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 60(1), (2) and (9) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3) and sections 19(10) and 29(1), (3) and (5) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 25th April 2005.
(2) These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 24th April 2006 unless revoked with effect from an earlier date.
2. In these Regulations—
“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(5);
“claimant” means a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance(6);
“employment officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of sections 8 and 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by an order made by the Secretary of State;
“employment zone” means an area within Great Britain listed in the Schedule to these Regulations as an area designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act as an area wherein an employment zone programme subject to these Regulations is established;
“employment zone contractor” means a person who is providing an employment zone programme on behalf of the Secretary of State;
“employment zone programme” means a scheme which is designed to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment and which is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act for an employment zone;
“Employment Zones Regulations” means the Employment Zones Regulations 2000(7), the Employment Zones Regulations 2003(8) or the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004(9);
“New Deal for Young People ” means a programme provided in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(10) and specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) or 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(11).
3.—(1) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant who is aged 25 years or over and ordinarily resident within an employment zone to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor if, in the period immediately preceding the date on which the selection is made, the claimant—
(a)was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a continuous period of at least 18 months;
(b)was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a cumulative total of at least 18 months out of the previous 21 months; or
(c)had participated in an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations in the previous twelve months but did not complete the programme.
(2) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant who is aged 18 years or over but less than 25 years who is ordinarily resident within an employment zone to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor if, in the period immediately preceding the date on which the selection is made, the claimant—
(a)was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a continuous period of at least six months after participating in a New Deal for Young People programme or an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations;
(b)was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a cumulative period of at least six months after participating in a New Deal for Young People programme or an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations provided that any breaks in that period of entitlement do not exceed a period of 28 days in total; or
(c)had participated in an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations in the previous twelve months but did not complete the programme.
(3) The employment officer shall notify the claimant in writing that he is required to participate in the employment zone programme provided by that employment zone contractor.
4.—(1) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor provided that the claimant has asked to participate in an employment zone programme and—
(a)his personal circumstances place him at a significant disadvantage in obtaining employment; and
(b)he is ordinarily resident within an employment zone or his address for payment of his jobseeker’s allowance is located within an employment zone.
(2) The employment officer shall notify the claimant in writing that he is required to participate in the employment zone programme provided by that employment zone contractor.
5.—(1) An employment zone programme shall consist of two stages—
(a)the first stage shall last for a maximum period of 28 days excluding public holidays;
(b)the second stage shall last for a maximum period of 26 weeks.
(2) A claimant begins to participate in the first stage of an employment zone programme on the day when he attends an initial interview with an employment officer who is an employment zone programme adviser following a written notification of his selection for participation given under regulation 3 or 4.
(3) A claimant shall cease to participate in the first stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(4) A claimant begins to participate in the second stage of an employment zone programme on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(5) A claimant shall cease to participate in the second stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(6) In this regulation “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(12) in any part of Great Britain.
6.—(1) During the claimant’s participation in the first stage of an employment zone programme the condition for receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance specified in section 1(2)(b) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(13) that the claimant has entered into a jobseeker’s agreement which remains in force is suspended.
(2) During the claimant’s participation in the second stage of an employment zone programme the conditions for receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance specified in section 1(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 shall apply with the suspension of the conditions in section 1(2)(a) to (c) of that Act that the claimant—
(a)is available for employment;
(b)has entered into a jobseeker’s agreement which remains in force; and
(c)is actively seeking employment.
7.—(1) In the case of a person who is selected on a sampling basis to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor under regulation 3 or 4, regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(14) shall apply with the addition of the words “, or the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005” after the words “the Employment Zones Regulations 2003”.
(2) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a person to whom paragraph (1) would otherwise apply is no longer ordinarily resident within an employment zone or, in the case of a person to whom regulation 4 applies, his address for payment of his jobseeker’s allowance is no longer within an employment zone, then—
(a)any sanction incurred by that person under sections 19 or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as a result of his refusing or failing to participate in, or giving up a place on an employment zone programme as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as amended by paragraph (1) shall end and, subject to sub-paragraph (b), these Regulations shall cease to apply to that person; and
(b)where that person asks to complete an employment zone programme in which he is participating, these Regulations, other than paragraph (1) of this regulation, shall continue to apply.
8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), regulations 5 to 7 of these Regulations shall apply to a claimant who was selected to participate in an employment zone programme under regulation 3 or 4 of the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004(15) before the 25th April 2005 but did not complete the programme before those Regulations expired.
(2) A claimant to whom paragraph (1) applies shall be treated as completing so much of an employment zone programme for the purposes of regulations 5 and 6 of these Regulations as is equal to the period of his participation in the employment zone programme subject to the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
2005
Regulation 2
1. The area designated as the Birmingham Employment Zone consists of:
the following wards within the City of Birmingham:
Acocks Green, Bordesley Green, Edgbaston, Handsworth Wood, Harborne, Hodge Hill, Kingstanding, Nechells, Oscott, Perry Barr, Quinton, Shard End, Sheldon, South Yardley, Stechford and Yardley North, Stockland Green, Tyburn, Washwood Heath;
the ward of Aston except the following postcodes:
B4 6HA | B4 6HJ | B4 6HW | B4 6LE | B4 6LJ | B4 6NU |
B4 7BA | B4 7BB | B4 7DS | B6 4EH | B6 4EP | B6 4ES |
B6 4EX | B6 4EY | B6 4HA | B6 4HG | B6 4HL | B6 4HN |
B6 4HP | B6 4HT | B6 4HU | B6 4HZ | B6 4JB | B6 4LA |
B6 4LD | B6 4LH | B6 4NG | B6 4NQ | B6 4NT | B6 4QZ |
B6 4RG | B6 4SP | B18 5AN | B18 5AR | B19 2JX | B19 2JY |
B19 2LA | B19 2LF | B19 2NH | B19 2NL | B19 2NN | B19 2NP |
B19 2NS | B19 2NT | B19 2NU | B19 2NX | B19 2NY | B19 2NZ |
B19 2PA | B19 2PB | B19 2PX | B19 2PY | B19 2QA | B19 2QB |
B19 2QD | B19 2QE | B19 2QG | B19 2QH | B19 2QJ | B19 2RT |
B19 2SA | B19 2SB | B19 2SF | B19 2SG | B19 2SH | B19 2SJ |
B19 2SQ | B19 2SS | B19 2SW | B19 2TX | B19 2TY | B19 2TZ |
B19 2UA | B19 2UE | B19 2UF | B19 2UG | B19 2UY | B19 2UZ |
B19 2WB | B19 2XA | B19 2XB | B19 2XD | B19 2XF | B19 2XH |
B19 2XJ | B19 2XL | B19 2XN | B19 2XR | B19 2XS | B19 2XT |
B19 2XU | B19 2YD | B19 2YF | B19 2YH | B19 2YP | B19 2YR |
B19 2YT | B19 2YU | B19 2YX | B19 2ZR | B19 3AE | B19 3AG |
B19 3AH | B19 3AP | B19 3AS | B19 3AU | B19 3AX | B19 3AY |
B19 3AZ | B19 3BA | B19 3BB | B19 3BL | B19 3BN | B19 3BP |
B19 3BS | B19 3BT | B19 3BU | B19 3BW | B19 3BX | B19 3BY |
B19 3BZ | B19 3DA | B19 3ES | B19 3HD | B19 3HE | B19 3HF |
B19 3HH | B19 3HJ | B19 3HL | B19 3HN | B19 3HP | B19 3HS |
B19 3HT | B19 3HU | B19 3JA | B19 3JB | B19 3JG | B19 3JH |
B19 3JJ | B19 3JL | B19 3JN | B19 3JX | B19 3JY | B19 3LA |
B19 3LB | B19 3LE | B19 3LG | B19 3LN | B19 3LR | B19 3LS |
B19 3LU | B19 3LX | B19 3NB | B19 3ND | B19 3NE | B19 3NF |
B19 3NG | B19 3NH | B19 3NL | B19 3NP | B19 3NR | B19 3NS |
B19 3NT | B19 3NX | B19 3NY | B19 3NZ | B19 3PA | B19 3PB |
B19 3PD | B19 3PE | B19 3PL | B19 3PN | B19 3PS | B19 3PT |
B19 3PU | B19 3PY | B19 3QA | B19 3QD | B19 3QE | B19 3QG |
B19 3QH | B19 3QL | B19 3QN | B19 3QP | B19 3QS | B19 3QU |
B19 3QY | B19 3QZ | B19 3RD | B19 3RG | B19 3RH | B19 3RL |
B19 3RR | B19 3RS | B19 3RZ | B19 3SB | B19 3SD | B19 3SH |
B19 3SL | B19 3SN | B19 3SP | B19 3ST | B19 3SU | B19 3TA |
B19 3TD | B19 3TE | B19 3TG | B19 3TH | B19 3TL | B19 3TN |
B19 3TS | B19 3TZ | B19 3UA | B19 3UB | B19 3UD | B19 3UJ |
B19 3UL | B19 3UN | B19 3UP | B19 3UR | B19 3UW | B19 3UY |
B19 3XA | B19 3XB | B19 3XD | B19 3XE | B19 3XF | B19 3XG |
B19 3XH | B19 3XJ | B19 3XL | B19 3XP | B19 3XQ | B19 3XR |
B19 3XU | B19 3YS |
the ward of Bartley Green except the following postcodes:
B29 4HD | B29 4HE | B29 5RN | B29 5RP | B29 5RR | B29 5RS |
B29 5RT | B29 5RU | B29 5TY | B29 5UA | B29 5UF | B29 5UG |
B29 5UT | B29 5UW | B29 5UY | B29 5XA | B29 5XB | B29 5XD |
B29 5XE | B29 5XG | B29 5XP | B29 5XR | B29 5XS | B29 5XY |
B29 5XZ | B29 5ZE | B31 1DE | B31 1DF | B31 1DR | B31 1DS |
B31 1DT | B31 1DW | B31 1DX | B31 1DZ | B31 1EF | B31 1EP |
B31 1ER | B31 1ES | B31 1ET | B31 1EU | B31 1EW | B31 1EX |
B31 1EY | B31 1EZ | B31 1HA | B31 1HB | B31 1HD | B31 1HF |
B31 1HG | B31 1HY | B31 1PN | B31 1TT | B32 3DU | B32 3DX |
B32 3DY | B32 3DZ | B32 3EA | B32 3XL |
the ward of Erdington except the following postcodes:
B23 5JX | B23 5JY | B23 5LB | B23 5LD | B23 5QQ | B23 5QY |
B24 0HD | B72 1AG | B72 1AJ | B73 5JR |
the ward of Ladywood except the following postcodes:
B3 1AG | B3 1AH | B3 1AJ | B3 1AL | B3 1AQ | B3 1HA |
B3 1HL | B3 1HN | B3 1QT | B3 1RB | B3 1RJ | B3 1RL |
B4 6BA | B4 6HE | B4 6TA | B18 5JN | B19 3JT | B19 3LY |
B19 3LZ | B19 3RQ | B19 3RT | B19 3RY | B19 3SF |
the ward of Lozells and East Handsworth except the following postcodes:
B19 1DP | B19 1DS |
the ward of Soho except the following postcodes:
B18 5AQ | B18 5AS | B18 5AT | B18 5AU | B18 5AY | B18 5BA |
B18 5BB | B18 5BE | B18 5BJ | B18 5BL | B18 5BP | B18 5DJ |
B18 5HB | B18 5HS | B18 5JH | B18 5LT | B18 5LU | B18 5NL |
B18 5PH | B18 5PJ | B18 5PL | B18 5PN | B18 5PW | B18 5PZ |
B18 5QB | B18 5QD | B18 5QG | B18 5QH | B18 5QJ | B18 5QL |
B18 5QN | B18 5QP | B18 5QQ | B18 5QR | B18 5QS | B18 5QT |
B18 5QU | B18 5QX | B18 5QY | B18 5QZ | B18 5RB | B18 5RD |
B18 5RH | B18 5RJ | B18 5RL | B18 5RP | B18 5RR | B18 5RT |
B18 5RU | B18 5RW | B18 5RX | B18 5RY | B18 5SD | B18 6PP |
B18 7RP |
the ward of Sparkbrook except the following postcodes:
B12 9LX | B12 9LY | B12 9LZ | B12 9NA | B12 9NB | B12 9ND |
B12 9NE | B12 9NG | B12 9NH | B12 9NJ | B12 9NL | B12 9NN |
B12 9NQ | B12 9NR | B12 9NS | B12 9NT | B12 9NU | B12 9NW |
B12 9NX | B12 9PE | B12 9PG | B12 9PH | B12 9PL | B12 9PN |
B12 9PQ | B12 9PR | B12 9PS | B12 9PT | B12 9PU | B12 9PW |
B12 9PX | B12 9PY | B12 9QA | B12 9QB | B12 9QD | B12 9QE |
B12 9QF | B12 9RN | B12 9RP | B12 9RR | B12 9RS | B12 9RW |
B12 9SE | B12 9ZA |
the ward of Springfield except the following postcodes:
B13 0AG | B13 0AH | B13 0AJ | B13 0AL | B13 0AN | B13 0AP |
B13 0AQ | B13 0AR | B13 0AS | B13 0AT | B13 0AU | B13 0AW |
B13 0AX | B13 0AY | B13 0BA | B13 0BB | B13 0BG | B13 0BH |
B13 0BJ | B13 0BL | B13 0BN | B13 0TA | B13 0TB | B13 0TF |
B13 0TG | B13 0TH | B13 0TJ | B13 0TQ | B13 0TT | B13 0TU |
B13 0TX | B13 0TY | B13 0UA | B13 0UB | B13 9JN | B13 9JP |
B13 9JQ | B13 9JR | B13 9JS | B13 9JW | B13 9JX | B13 9LE |
B13 9LF | B13 9LG | B13 9LQ | B13 9LS | B13 9LT | B13 9LU |
B13 9LX | B13 9LY | B13 9LZ | B13 9NA | B13 9ND | B13 9NG |
B13 9NH | B13 9NJ | B13 9NL | B13 9NN | B13 9NR | B13 9NS |
B13 9NT | B13 9NU | B13 9NX | B13 9PX | B13 9PY | B13 9PZ |
B13 9QD | B13 9QE | B13 9QF | B13 9QG | B13 9QH | B13 9QJ |
B13 9QL | B13 9QN | B13 9QP | B13 9QR | B13 9QW | B13 9XA |
B13 9XB | B13 9XD | B13 9XE | B13 9XG | B13 9XH | B13 9XJ |
B13 9XL | B13 9YD | B13 9YE | B13 9YF | B13 9YP | B13 9YQ |
B13 9YR | B13 9YS |
the following postcodes within the ward of Moseley and Kings Heath:
B12 8QD | B12 9AA | B13 8AT | B13 8AY | B13 8AZ | B13 8BA |
B13 8BB | B13 8BD | B13 8BE | B13 8BH | B13 8BJ | B13 8BL |
B13 8BN | B13 8BQ | B13 8BS | B13 8BT | B13 8BU | B13 8BW |
B13 8BX | B13 8DG | B13 8DQ | B13 8ED | B13 8EE | B13 8EF |
B13 8EG | B13 8EH | B13 8EJ | B13 8EL | B13 8EN | B13 8HR |
B13 8HS | B13 8HT | B13 8HW | B13 9AA | B13 9AB | B13 9AD |
B13 9AE | B13 9AF | B13 9AG | B13 9AH | B13 9AJ | B13 9AN |
B13 9AP | B13 9AR | B13 9AS | B13 9AU | B13 9AW | B13 9AX |
B13 9AY | B13 9BA | B13 9BE | B13 9BN | B13 9BP | B13 9BS |
B13 9BT | B13 9BU | B13 9BX | B13 9BY | B13 9BZ | B13 9DA |
B13 9DB | B13 9DE | B13 9DF | B13 9DH | B13 9DL | B13 9DN |
B13 9DP | B13 9DQ | B13 9DS | B13 9DT | B13 9DU | B13 9DX |
B13 9DY | B13 9DZ | B13 9EA | B13 9EB | B13 9ED | B13 9EX |
B13 9FE | B13 9FF | B13 9HB | B13 9HD | B13 9HE | B13 9HF |
B13 9HH | B13 9HJ | B13 9HL | B13 9HN | B13 9HP | B13 9HR |
B13 9HS | B13 9HT | B13 9HU | B13 9JF | B13 9JG | B13 9JT |
B13 9XN | B13 9XP | B13 9XR | B13 9XS | B13 9XT | B13 9XU |
B13 9XW | B13 9XX | B13 9XY | B13 9XZ | B13 9YA | B13 9YB |
B13 9YJ | B13 9YL | B13 9YN | B13 9YW |
the following postcodes within the ward of Selly Oak:
B29 5SL | B29 6SS | B29 6ST | B29 6SU | B29 6SX | B29 6SY |
B29 6TA | B29 6TB | B29 6TD | B29 6TE | B29 6TF | B29 6TG |
B29 6TR | B29 6TS |
2. The area designated as the Brent and Haringey Employment Zone consists of:
all the wards within the London Borough of Brent;
all the wards within the London Borough of Haringey;
the following areas within the London Borough of Camden:
those areas within the wards of Fortune Green, West Hampstead, and Kilburn with a postcode beginning NW6;
the following areas within the London Borough of Westminster:
those areas within the wards of Queen’s Park, Harrow Road, Maida Vale, Little Venice, Abbey Road, and Westbourne with a postcode beginning NW6, W9 2 or W9 3.
3. The area designated as the Glasgow Employment Zone consists of all the wards within Glasgow City except the following postcodes:
G5 0BL | G5 0BN | G5 0BW | G5 0DL | G5 0DN | G5 0DW |
G5 0JD | G5 0JP | G5 0JR | G5 0JS | G5 0JW | G5 0LA |
G5 0LT | G5 0LU | G5 0NA | G5 0ND | G5 0NE | G5 0NF |
G5 0NG | G5 0NH | G5 0NJ | G5 0NL | G5 0NN | G5 0NP |
G5 0NQ | G5 0NR | G5 0NS | G5 0NT | G5 0NU | G5 0NW |
G5 0NY | G5 0NZ | G5 0PA | G5 0PB | G5 0PD | G5 0PH |
G5 0PJ | G5 0PL | G5 0PN | G5 0PP | G5 0PQ | G5 0PR |
G5 0PS | G5 0PU | G5 0PW | G5 0PX | G5 0PY | G5 0PZ |
G5 0QA | G5 0QB | G5 0QD | G5 0QE | G5 0QF | G5 0QH |
G5 0QJ | G5 0QW | G5 0RB | G5 0RG | G5 0RL | G5 0RQ |
G5 0SB | G5 0SD | G5 0SE | G5 0SF | G5 0YL | G5 0YP |
G5 0YT | G5 0YU | G5 0YX | G5 0YZ | G5 9AP | G5 9AS |
G5 9AT | G5 9AU | G5 9BP | G5 9BS | G5 9BT | G5 9BU |
G5 9BW | G5 9BX | G5 9BY | G5 9BZ | G5 9DB | G5 9DS |
G5 9DW | G5 9EJ | G5 9EP | G5 9ER | G5 9EW | G5 9JE |
G5 9JF | G5 9JH | G5 9JJ | G5 9JL | G5 9LQ | G5 9NE |
G5 9NF | G5 9NH | G5 9NL | G5 9NR | G5 9NS | G5 9NT |
G5 9NZ | G5 9PA | G5 9PB | G5 9PD | G5 9PE | G5 9PF |
G5 9PS | G5 9QA | G5 9QB | G5 9QH | G5 9QJ | G5 9QQ |
G5 9QS | G5 9QX | G5 9QZ | G5 9RB | G5 9TA | G5 9TS |
G5 9TT | G5 9TW | G5 9XA | G5 9XB | G5 9ZR | G31 1JX |
G31 1JY | G31 1JZ | G31 1LB | G31 1LL | G31 1LQ | G31 1LR |
G31 1LZ | G31 1NP | G31 1NQ | G31 1NY | G31 1NZ | G31 1PD |
G31 1PG | G31 1PJ | G31 1PQ | G31 3SX | G31 3SY | G31 3SZ |
G31 3TH | G31 3TJ | G31 3TL | G31 3TN | G31 3TW | G31 4BH |
G31 4BN | G31 4BT | G31 4DJ | G31 4DN | G31 4DR | G31 4DS |
G31 4DX | G31 4EB | G31 4EG | G31 4EH | G31 4EL | G31 4EQ |
G31 4EU | G31 4EX | G31 4HB | G31 4HE | G31 4HG | G31 4HL |
G31 4HR | G31 4HU | G31 4HX | G31 4HZ | G31 4JU | G31 4JX |
G31 4JY | G31 4JZ | G31 4LA | G31 4LD | G31 4LH | G31 4LS |
G31 4LT | G31 4LU | G31 4LX | G31 4LY | G31 4LZ | G31 4NA |
G31 4NB | G31 4ND | G31 4NE | G31 4NF | G31 4NG | G31 4NH |
G31 4NJ | G31 4NL | G31 4NN | G31 4NP | G31 4NQ | G31 4NT |
G31 4NW | G31 4PE | G31 4PJ | G31 4PL | G31 4PN | G31 4PP |
G31 4PR | G31 4PS | G31 4PT | G31 4PW | G31 4QZ | G31 4ST |
G31 4SZ | G31 4TA | G31 4TB | G31 4TF | G31 4TL | G31 4TP |
G31 4TR | G31 4TS | G31 4UG | G31 4UH | G31 4UN | G31 4UR |
G31 4UT | G31 4UW | G31 4UX | G31 4UY | G31 4UZ | G31 4XA |
G31 4XB | G31 4XD | G31 5AD | G31 5AE | G31 5AF | G31 5AL |
G31 5AR | G31 5AS | G31 5BA | G31 5BH | G31 5BJ | G31 5BL |
G31 5BN | G31 5BS | G31 5BT | G31 5BU | G31 5BW | G31 5BY |
G31 5DA | G31 5DB | G31 5DD | G31 5DE | G31 5DF | G31 5DG |
G31 5EH | G31 5EL | G31 5ES | G31 5ET | G31 5EU | G31 5EW |
G31 5EX | G31 5EY | G31 5HB | G31 5HD | G31 5HE | G31 5HH |
G31 5HJ | G31 5HN | G31 5HP | G31 5HW | G31 5JL | G31 5JS |
G31 5JT | G31 5JX | G31 5LA | G31 5LB | G31 5LD | G31 5LF |
G31 5LG | G31 5LL | G31 5LN | G31 5LP | G31 5LQ | G31 5LR |
G31 5LS | G31 5LT | G31 5LU | G31 5LW | G31 5NA | G31 5NG |
G31 5NJ | G31 5NR | G31 5NU | G31 5NW | G31 5NX | G31 5NZ |
G31 5PN | G31 5PZ | G31 5QG | G31 5QY | G31 5RA | G31 5RB |
G32 6BW | G32 6BX | G32 6DG | G32 6DH | G32 6DJ | G32 6DQ |
G32 6DR | G32 6DS | G32 6EH | G32 6EJ | G32 6EL | G32 6EN |
G32 6EP | G32 6EQ | G32 6ER | G32 6ES | G32 6ET | G32 6EW |
G32 7EA | G40 3HW | G41 1PS | G41 1PT | G41 1PU | G41 1PX |
G41 1PY | G41 1PZ | G41 1QB | G41 1RB | G41 1RD | G41 1RL |
G41 1TL | G42 7AR | G42 7AS | G42 7AT | G42 7AY | G42 7BE |
G42 7BH |
4. The area designated as the Liverpool and Sefton Employment Zone consists of:
all the wards within the City of Liverpool;
the following wards within the Borough of Sefton:
Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, St Oswald;
the ward of Victoria except the following postcodes:
L23 2RA | L23 2RB | L23 2RD | L23 2RE | L23 2RJ | L23 2RL |
L23 2RN | L23 2RP | L23 2RR | L23 2RS | L23 2RT | L23 2RU |
L23 2RY | L23 2RZ | L23 2UF | L23 2UL | L23 2UP | L23 2UQ |
L23 2UR | L23 2US | L23 2UT | L23 2UU | L23 2UX | L23 2UY |
L23 2UZ | L23 2WZ | L23 2XA | L23 2XH | L23 2XN | L23 9TD |
L23 9TH | L23 9TJ |
the following postcodes within the ward of Manor:
L23 0SG | L23 0SN | L23 0SQ | L23 0TF | L23 0TH | L23 9SR |
L30 0RG | L30 0RL |
5. The area designated as the Southwark Employment Zone consists of:
all the wards within the London Borough of Southwark;
the following area within the London Borough of Lewisham:
the area within the ward of Evelyn with the postcode SE8 5EQ.
6. The area designated as the Tower Hamlets and Newham Employment Zone consists of:
all the wards within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets except the following postcodes:
E3 3QP | E3 3QR | E3 3RE | E3 3RJ | E3 3RN | E3 3RP |
E3 3RR | E3 3RS | E3 3RT | E3 3RU | E3 3RX | E3 3RZ |
E3 4AX | E14 0BD | E14 0EA | E14 0EB | E14 0ED | E14 0EG |
E14 0HH | E14 0HP | E14 0NN | E14 0NP | E14 0NS | E14 0NT |
E14 0NU | E14 0NX | E14 0NY | E14 0PD | E14 0PE | E14 0PF |
E14 0PG | E14 0PJ | E14 0PQ | E14 0QA | E14 0QB | E14 0QD |
E14 0QR | E14 0QS | E14 0QT | E14 0QU | E14 0QX | E14 0QY |
E14 0SF | E14 0SH | E14 0UF | E14 0UG | E14 0UQ | E14 0UW |
E14 0WB | E14 3FG | E14 3WS | E14 3WU | E14 3WX | E14 3WY |
E14 3XE | E14 3XF | E14 3XQ | E14 3XR | E14 3XS | E14 3XW |
E14 3YB | E14 3YE | E14 3YF | E14 3YG | E14 3YR | E14 3YT |
E14 3YU | E14 3YX | E14 3YZ | E14 3ZH | E14 4AR | E14 4HZ |
E14 4UB | E14 4UE | E14 4WA | E14 4WJ | E14 4WQ | E14 5BA |
E14 5BE | E14 5BN | E14 5BW | E14 5BY | E14 5FB | E14 5FE |
E14 5FF | E14 5FG | E14 5FH | E14 5FL | E14 5FP | E14 5FQ |
E14 5FR | E14 5FT | E14 5FX | E14 5FZ | E14 5UU | E14 5UX |
E14 5UY | E14 5WA | E14 5WL | E14 5WP | E14 5XF | E14 5XL |
E14 6AB | E14 6AD | E14 6AE | E14 6AH | E14 6AJ | E14 6AL |
E14 6AN | E14 6AP | E14 6AQ | E14 6AR | E14 6AS | E14 6AT |
E14 6AU | E14 6AW | E14 6AY | E14 6BA | E14 6BE | E14 6BG |
E14 6BH | E14 6BL | E14 6BN | E14 6BP | E14 6BQ | E14 6BS |
E14 6BT | E14 6BU | E14 6BW | E14 6BX | E14 6BZ | E14 6DA |
E14 6DB | E14 6DE | E14 6DF | E14 6DG | E14 6DH | E14 6DJ |
E14 6DL | E14 6DN | E14 6DP | E14 6DR | E14 6DT | E14 6DU |
E14 6DW | E14 6DX | E14 6DY | E14 6DZ | E14 6EA | E14 6EB |
E14 6ED | E14 6EE | E14 6EF | E14 6EG | E14 6EH | E14 6EJ |
E14 6EL | E14 6EP | E14 6EQ | E14 6ER | E14 6ES | E14 6EU |
E14 6EX | E14 6EY | E14 6EZ | E14 6GQ | E14 6GR | E14 6HA |
E14 6HB | E14 6HD | E14 6HE | E14 6HF | E14 6HG | E14 6HH |
E14 6HJ | E14 6HL | E14 6HN | E14 6HP | E14 6HQ | E14 6HR |
E14 6HS | E14 6HT | E14 6HU | E14 6HW | E14 6HX | E14 6JE |
E14 6JG | E14 6JH | E14 6JJ | E14 6JP | E14 6JR | E14 6JW |
E14 6JX | E14 6JY | E14 6LA | E14 6LB | E14 6LD | E14 6LE |
E14 6LF | E14 6LG | E14 6LH | E14 6LJ | E14 6LL | E14 6LN |
E14 6LP | E14 6LR | E14 6LS | E14 6LT | E14 6LU | E14 6LW |
E14 6LX | E14 6LY | E14 6LZ | E14 6NA | E14 6NB | E14 6ND |
E14 6NE | E14 6NF | E14 6NG | E14 6NL | E14 6NN | E14 6NS |
E14 6NT | E14 6NY | E14 6NZ | E14 6PF | E14 6PG | E14 6SE |
E14 6SH | E14 6SN | E14 6SQ | E14 6SR | E14 6ST | E14 6SW |
E14 6SX | E14 6SY | E14 6SZ | E14 6TA | E14 6TB | E14 6WB |
E14 6WQ | E14 6XA | E14 6XB | E14 6XD | E14 6XQ | E14 6XZ |
E14 6YA | E14 6YQ | E14 6YZ | E14 7AE | E14 7DB | E14 7DH |
E14 7DJ | E14 7DL | E14 7DN | E14 7DR | E14 7DS | E14 7DT |
E14 7DU | E14 7DW | E14 7DX | E14 7DY | E14 7DZ | E14 7EA |
E14 7EB | E14 7ED | E14 7EE | E14 7EF | E14 7EG | E14 7EP |
E14 7EQ | E14 7GD | E14 7HN | E14 7XB | E14 7XJ | E14 7XS |
E14 7XZ | E14 7YQ | E14 7YZ | E14 8DT | E14 8ED | E14 8ER |
E14 8EX | E14 8EZ | E14 8FB | E14 8FD | E14 8FF | E14 8FH |
E14 8FP | E14 8GA | E14 8HB | E14 8JA | E14 8RF | E14 8XH |
E14 8XY | E14 8YB | E14 8YE | E14 8YF | E14 8YG | E14 8YP |
E14 8YQ | E14 8YT | E14 9AG | E14 9AP | E14 9AZ | E14 9DA |
E14 9DN | E14 9DP | E14 9DX | E14 9DY | E14 9ED | E14 9ER |
E14 9GU | E14 9HH | E14 9HR | E14 9HS | E14 9LE | E14 9LZ |
E14 9NF | E14 9YH | E14 9ZA | E14 9ZH | E14 9ZN | E14 9ZQ |
E14 9ZR | E14 9ZW | E16 1BX | E16 1JY | E16 1RJ | E16 1RP |
E16 1RT | E16 1RX | E16 1RY | E16 1YB | E16 2EP | E16 2NT |
E16 2UT | E16 2UZ | E16 2WA | E16 3DG | E16 3FH | E16 3FJ |
E16 3FP | E16 3FT | E16 3FX | E16 3UN | E16 3WD | E16 3WU |
E16 4TS | E16 4TZ | E16 4UD | E16 4UE | E16 4UG | E16 4UP |
E16 4WA | E16 4WB | E16 4WG | E16 4WL |
the following wards within the London Borough of Newham:
Royal Docks, Stratford and New Town, Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Green Street West, West Ham, Plaistow North, Plaistow South, Canning Town North, Canning Town South, Custom House.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision for a pilot scheme for jobseeker’s allowance claimants who fulfil the criteria in regulation 3 or 4 and are selected to participate in a compulsory employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. The six areas of Great Britain designated as employment zones for the purpose of these Regulations are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 1 provides for citation and for the Regulations to come into force on 25th April 2005. The Regulations will expire on 24th April 2006 unless revoked earlier.
Regulation 2 defines terms used in the Regulations.
Regulation 3 specifies those people who may be selected by an employment officer to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. Subject to certain conditions, these are jobseeker’s allowance claimants who live within an area designated as an employment zone and listed in the Schedule.
Regulation 4 makes provision for certain jobseeker’s allowance claimants who are at a significant disadvantage in the labour market to apply voluntarily to an employment officer for selection to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor.
Regulation 5 sets out the two stages and maximum duration of an employment zone programme.
Regulation 6 makes provision for certain conditions for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance relating to availability for work, a jobseeker’s agreement and actively seeking work to be suspended whilst people are participating in an employment zone programme.
Regulation 7(1) provides that regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) shall apply to people selected on a sampling basis to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular contractor in accordance with these Regulations. The effect is to enable a sanction to be imposed under section 19 or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 if a person without good cause refuses or fails to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that such a person is no longer ordinarily resident in, or his address for payment is no longer in, an employment zone paragraph (2) provides that if a sanction has been incurred it shall end and the Regulations shall cease to apply except where a person who has already begun an employment zone programme requests to be allowed to complete that programme.
Regulation 8 enables a person who was selected for an employment zone programme under the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/934) before 25th April 2005 to complete the programme under these Regulations.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because it has no impact on the costs of business.
See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.
1999 c.30; subsection (9) is an interpretation provision cited for the meaning given to the words “employment” and “prescribed”.
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; section 84(1) of and Schedule 12 Part II (paragraphs 79 and 81(a)) to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 added section 60 of that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
Jobseeker’s allowance is a social security benefit paid in accordance with the provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) as amended.
S.I. 2000/721; these Regulations were revoked, with savings, by S.I.2003/2438 (as amended by S.I. 2004/1043) as from 26th. April 2004.
S.I. 2003/2438 as amended by S.I. 2004/1043.
1973 c.50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c.19).
1995 c.18, subsection (2) was amended by section 59 of and Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30).
S.I. 1996/207. The definition of an employment zone in regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 was inserted by regulation 6 of the Employment Zones Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2438).