Reviews and medical examinations
17 Reviews initiated by Secretary of State.
1
In section 30 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (reviews of decisions about attendance allowance, disability living allowance or disability working allowance), after subsection (7) insert—
7A
The Secretary of State may undertake investigations to obtain information and evidence for the purposes of making applications under subsection (7) above.
2
In section 32(4)(b) of that Act (consideration on review of questions about component for life where information is available to give grounds for believing it ought not to continue), for “information is available to the adjudication officer” substitute “
there has been supplied to the adjudication officer by the Secretary of State, or is otherwise available to him, information
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