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Citation and commencementE+W+S

F11.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Interpretation and applicationE+W+S

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Requirement for a relevant person claiming certain benefits to take part in an interviewE+W+S

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Continuing entitlement to payment of full amount of a specified benefit dependent upon an interviewE+W+S

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Time when interview is to take placeE+W+S

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Waiver of requirement to take part in an interviewE+W+S

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Deferment of requirement to take part in an interviewE+W+S

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ExemptionsE+W+S

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Claims for two or more specified benefitsE+W+S

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The interviewE+W+S

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Taking part in an interviewE+W+S

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Failure to take part in an interviewE+W+S

F112.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Circumstances where regulation 12 ceases to applyE+W+S

F113.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Good causeE+W+S

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AppealsE+W+S

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Areas designated as employment zonesE+W+S

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Referral to an employment zone programmeE+W+S

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Early entry to an employment zone programmeE+W+S

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Stages of employment zone programmeE+W+S

F119.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Suspension of the requirements of the Jobseekers Act 1995E+W+S

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Cessation and consequential provisionE+W+S

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Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987E+W+S

22.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (5) of regulation 6A (claims by persons subject to work-focused interviews) for the words “a person is required to take part in under the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002” there shall be substituted “ is conducted for such purposes connected with employment or training as are specified in regulations made under section 2A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2 ”.

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M1S.I. 1987/1968. Regulation 6A was inserted by S.I. 2000/897; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/1703.

M21992 c. 5. Section 2A was inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996E+W+S

F223.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999E+W+S

24.—(1) The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 M3 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (3) of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) for the definition of “work-focused interview”M4 there shall be substituted the following definition—

““work-focused interview” means an interview in which a person is required to take part in accordance with regulations made under section 2A or 2AA of the Administration Act;”.

(3) In paragraph (2)(h)(ii) of regulation 6 (supersession of decisions) M5 for the words “under the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003, ceased to be a partner for the purposes of those Regulations or is no longer a partner to whom those Regulations apply” there shall be substituted the words “ in accordance with regulations made under section 2AA of the Administration Act, ceased to be a partner for the purposes of those regulations or is no longer a partner to whom the requirement to take part in a work-focused interview under those regulations applies ”.

(4) In paragraph (25)(b) of regulation 7 (date from which a decision superseded under section 10 takes effect) M6—

(a)for the words “under the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003” there shall be substituted the words “ in accordance with regulations made under section 2AA of the Administration Act M7 ”;

(b)at head (i) for the words “(as defined in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations)” there shall be substituted the words “ (meaning the person who has been awarded a benefit within section 2AA(2) of the Administration Act at a higher rate referable to that partner) ”.

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M4The definition of “work-focused interview” was inserted in regulation 1(3) by S.I. 2000/897 and was amended by S.I. 2002/1703 and 2003/1886.

M5Paragraph (2)(h) of regulation 6 was inserted by S.I. 2000/897 and amended by S.I. 2003/1886.

M6Paragraph (25) of regulation 7 was inserted by S.I. 2000/897 and substituted by S.I. 2003/1886.

M71992 c. 5. Section 2AA was inserted by section 49 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

Amendment of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000E+W+S

25.—(1) The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000 M8 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2 (requirement for lone parents claiming or entitled to income support to take part in an interview)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(b) before the words “is entitled to income support and” there shall be inserted the words “ except where sub-paragraph (c) applies, ”;

(b)in paragraph (1) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(c)is entitled to income support, and has been subject to at least one requirement to take part in an interview under the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 in relation to that claim, is required to take part in an interview—

(i)after the expiry of six months, and

(ii)after the expiry of one year, and

(iii)at intervals of one year thereafter,

from the date on which he took part in, or was treated as having taken part in, an interview as a condition of the claim for income support, except that a requirement to take part in an interview shall not arise by virtue of heads (i), (ii) or (iii) if the period specified in those provisions has already expired when the lone parent becomes subject to these Regulations.”;

(c)in paragraph (2) there shall be substituted for the words “or (b)(ii)” the words “ ,(b)(ii) or (c) ”.

F3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) In paragraph (3)(b) of regulation 7 (consequence of failure to take part in an interview) after the words “regulation 2(1)(b)” there shall be inserted the words “ or (c) ”.

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Marginal Citations

M8S.I. 2000/1926 as amended by S.I. 2001/1189, 2001/3210, 2002/670, 2002/1703, 2003/400, 2003/492 and 2004/565.

Amendment of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002E+W+S

26.—(1) The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002 M9 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

F4(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In regulation 4 (continuing entitlement to specified benefit dependent on an interview)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a) for the words “paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted the words “ either paragraph (3) or (3A) ”;

(b)in paragraph (2) for the words “but for the requirement being waived in accordance with regulation 6 or deferred in accordance with regulation 7” there shall be substituted the words—

“but for the requirement—

(i)being waived in accordance with regulation 6;

(ii)being deferred in accordance with regulation 7; or

(iii)not arising because the person was at the time of the claim for the specified benefit subject to provisions within the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 by virtue of regulation 2(3) of those Regulations.”;

(c)at the beginning of paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the words “ Except where paragraph (3A) applies, ”;

(d)there shall be inserted as paragraph (3A) the following paragraph—

“(3A) Where a lone parent to whom paragraph (1)(a) applies was not required to take part in an interview under regulation 3 or under this regulation because at the time that the requirement would have arisen he was subject to provisions within the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 by virtue of regulation 2(3) of those Regulations, the lone parent shall be required to take part in an interview—

(a)after the expiry of six months, and

(b)after the expiry of one year, and

(c)at intervals of one year thereafter,

from the date on which he took part in, or was treated as having taken part in, an interview as a condition of his claim for income support, except that a requirement to take part in an interview shall not arise by virtue of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) if the period specified in those provisions has already expired when the lone parent becomes subject to these Regulations.”.

F4(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Marginal Citations

M9S.I. 2002/1703, as amended by S.I. 2002/2497, 2003/492 and 2003/2439.

Amendment of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003E+W+S

F527.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Des Browne

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

29th March 2004

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