Social Security Fraud Act 2001
Obtaining and sharing information
1 Additional powers to obtain information
2 Electronic access to information
3 Code of practice about use of information powers
4 Arrangements for payments in respect of information
5 Exchange of information with overseas authorities
6 Exchange of information by authorities administering benefit
Loss of benefit provisions
6AMeaning of “disqualifying benefit” and “sanctionable benefit” for purposes of sections 6B and 7
6BLoss of benefit in case of conviction, penalty or caution for benefit offence
6CSection 6B: supplementary provisions
7 Loss of benefit for repeated benefit fraud
8 Effect of offence on joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance
9 Effect of offence on benefits for members of offender’s family
10 Power to supplement and mitigate loss of benefit provisions
11 Loss of benefit orders and regulations
12 Consequential amendments
13 Interpretation of sections 6A to 12
Penalties as an alternative to prosecution
14 Delegation of functions
15 Colluding employers
Offences
16 Offence of failing to notify a change of circumstances
17 Time limit for proceedings in Scotland
Supplemental
18 Meaning of “the Administration Act”
19 Repeals
20 Commencement
21 Short title and extent
Schedule Repeals

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Social Security Fraud Act 2001

2001 CHAPTER 11

An Act to make provision, for the purposes of the law relating to social security, about the obtaining and disclosure of information; and to make provision for restricting the payment of social security benefits and war pensions in the case of persons convicted of offences relating to such benefits or pensions and about the institution of proceedings for such offences; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—