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The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002
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Requirement for person claiming a specified benefit to take part in an interviewE+W+S
3.—(1) Subject to regulations 6 to 9, a person who—
[F1(a)either—
(i)makes a claim for a relevant benefit, or
(ii)is entitled to a specified benefit other than a relevant benefit;]
(b)on the day on which he [F2claims a specified benefit], has attained the age of 16 but has not attained the [F3pensionable age]; F4...
(c)is not in remunerative work, [F5and
(d)is not a lone parent who—
(i)makes a claim for or is entitled to income support; and
(ii)falls within paragraph 1 (lone parents) of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.]
is required to take part in an interview.
(2) An officer shall, except where paragraph (3) applies, conduct the interview.
(3) An officer may, if he considers it appropriate in all the circumstances, arrange for a person who has not attained the age of 18 to attend an interview with [F6such person as the Secretary of State may specify].
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F1Reg. 3(1)(a) substituted (31.10.2005) by Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2727), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)
F2Words in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (31.10.2005) by Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2727), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)
F3Words in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (6.4.2010) by Social Security (Work-focused Interviews etc.) (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/563), regs. 1, 6(3)
F4Word in reg. 3(1)(b) omitted (31.10.2011) by virtue of The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents and Partners) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2428), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)
F5Reg. 3(1)(d) and preceding word inserted (31.10.2011) by virtue of The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents and Partners) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2428), regs. 1, 3(3)(b)
F6Words in reg. 3(3) substituted (31.10.2011) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2425), regs. 1(2), 14(3)
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