Amendment of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000E+W+S
6. In the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000 M1—
(a)in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “the Careers Service” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the Connexions Service” means a person of any description with whom the Secretary of State has made an arrangement under section 114(2)(a) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and section 10(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and any person to whom he has given a direction under section 114(2)(b) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and section 10(2) of the Employment and Training Act 1973;”;
(b)at the end of regulation 4(6) (persons required to take part in an interview), there shall be added the words “ or with an officer of the Connexions Service ”;
(c)in regulation 11(3) (taking part in an interview), after the words “the Careers Service” there shall be inserted the words “ or with the Connexions Service ”.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2000/897 to which there is an amendment which is not relevant to these Regulations.