SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS

6.  In the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(1)—

(a)in regulation 1(3) (interpretation)—

(i)for the definition of “designated authority” there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • “designated authority” means—

    (a)

    the Secretary of State;

    (b)

    a person providing services to the Secretary of State;

    (c)

    a local authority;

    (d)

    a person providing services to, or authorised to exercise any functions of, any such authority;;

(ii)for the definition of “work-focused interview”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

“work-focused interview” means an interview which a person is required to take part in under the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002;;

(iii)the definition of “the Work-focused Interviews Regulations” shall be omitted;

(b)in regulation 3(11) (revision of decisions), for sub-paragraph (f) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

(f)in the case of a person who is, or would be, required to take part in a work-focused interview, an office of the Department for Work and Pensions which is designated by the Secretary of State as a Jobcentre Plus Office or an office of a designated authority which displays the ONE logo..

(1)

S.I. 1999/991; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2000/897.