Welfare Reform Act 2012

Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) E+W+S

Prospective

13 E+W+S The Welfare Reform Act 2009 is amended as follows.

Prospective

14 E+W+S [F1 In section 29(1) (victims of domestic violence), in sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 8B inserted into Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers Act 1995—

(a) for the first “entered into a jobseeker's agreement” there is substituted “accepted a claimant commitment“;

(b) for “9(10)” there is substituted “9(9)“;

(c) for “entered into a jobseeker's agreement which is in force for” there is substituted “ accepted a claimant commitment during ”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 para. 14 repealed (29.4.2013 for specified purposes and subsequently on the days on which and for the purposes for which "the amending provisions" are brought into force by secondary legislation) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 4; S.I. 2013/983, art. 7(1)(e) (with art. 7(2)) (as amended: (1.7.2013) by S.I. 2013/1511, art. 6)

Prospective

15 (1) Section 31 (well-being of children) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “(the jobseeker's agreement)“ there is substituted “ (as substituted by section 44 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (the claimant commitment)) ”;

(b) in the inserted subsection (4A), for “preparing a jobseeker's agreement for a claimant” there is substituted “ considering whether to invite a claimant to accept a claimant commitment ”.

16 [F2 (1) Section 32 (contracting out) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (2), in section 20E inserted into the Jobseekers Act 1995—

(a) for subsection (2)(a) and (b) there is substituted—

“(a) any function under section 8 (attendance etc);

(b) any function under section 9 or 10 in relation to a claimant commitment;”;

(b) after subsection (2)(d) there is inserted—

“(e) functions under section 19 or 19A;”;

(c) in subsection (4), “or 17A” is repealed.

(3) In subsection (3), for paragraphs (a) to (d) there is substituted—

“(a) section 8(1)(a), (1A) and (2);

(b) sections 9 and 10 (in all places);

(c) section 16(3)(b)(ii);

(d) sections 19 and 19A (in all places);”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 7 para. 16 repealed (29.4.2013 for specified purposes and subsequently on the days on which and for the purposes for which "the amending provisions" are brought into force by secondary legislation) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 4; S.I. 2013/983, art. 7(1)(e) (with art. 7(2)) (as amended: (1.7.2013) by S.I. 2013/1511, art. 6)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 16(1) in force at 22.10.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/2530, art. 2(2)(f)

I2 Sch. 7 para. 16(2)(c) in force at 22.10.2012 by S.I. 2012/2530, art. 2(2)(f)