The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1125

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005

Made

6th April 2005

Coming into force

25th April 2005

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Whereas these Regulations, so far as section 29(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 applies to them, are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work(2).

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 60(1), (2) and (9) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3) and sections 19(10) and 29(1), (3) and (5) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and duration

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 25th April 2005.

(2) These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 24th April 2006 unless revoked with effect from an earlier date.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(5);

“claimant” means a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance(6);

“employment officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of sections 8 and 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by an order made by the Secretary of State;

“employment zone” means an area within Great Britain listed in the Schedule to these Regulations as an area designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act as an area wherein an employment zone programme subject to these Regulations is established;

“employment zone contractor” means a person who is providing an employment zone programme on behalf of the Secretary of State;

“employment zone programme” means a scheme which is designed to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment and which is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act for an employment zone;

“Employment Zones Regulations” means the Employment Zones Regulations 2000(7), the Employment Zones Regulations 2003(8) or the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004(9);

“New Deal for Young People ” means a programme provided in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(10) and specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) or 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(11).

Referral to an employment zone programme

3.—(1) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant who is aged 25 years or over and ordinarily resident within an employment zone to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor if, in the period immediately preceding the date on which the selection is made, the claimant—

(a) was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a continuous period of at least 18 months;

(b) was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a cumulative total of at least 18 months out of the previous 21 months; or

(c) had participated in an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations in the previous twelve months but did not complete the programme.

(2) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant who is aged 18 years or over but less than 25 years who is ordinarily resident within an employment zone to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor if, in the period immediately preceding the date on which the selection is made, the claimant—

(a) was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a continuous period of at least six months after participating in a New Deal for Young People programme or an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations;

(b) was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for a cumulative period of at least six months after participating in a New Deal for Young People programme or an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations provided that any breaks in that period of entitlement do not exceed a period of 28 days in total; or

(c) had participated in an employment zone programme pursuant to the Employment Zones Regulations or these Regulations in the previous twelve months but did not complete the programme.

(3) The employment officer shall notify the claimant in writing that he is required to participate in the employment zone programme provided by that employment zone contractor.

Early entry to an employment zone programme

4.—(1) An employment officer may, on a sampling basis, select a claimant to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor provided that the claimant has asked to participate in an employment zone programme and—

(a) his personal circumstances place him at a significant disadvantage in obtaining employment; and

(b) he is ordinarily resident within an employment zone or his address for payment of his jobseeker’s allowance is located within an employment zone.

(2) The employment officer shall notify the claimant in writing that he is required to participate in the employment zone programme provided by that employment zone contractor.

Stages of an employment zone programme

5.—(1) An employment zone programme shall consist of two stages—

(a) the first stage shall last for a maximum period of 28 days excluding public holidays;

(b) the second stage shall last for a maximum period of 26 weeks.

(2) A claimant begins to participate in the first stage of an employment zone programme on the day when he attends an initial interview with an employment officer who is an employment zone programme adviser following a written notification of his selection for participation given under regulation 3 or 4.

(3) A claimant shall cease to participate in the first stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

(4) A claimant begins to participate in the second stage of an employment zone programme on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

(5) A claimant shall cease to participate in the second stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

(6) In this regulation “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(12) in any part of Great Britain.

Suspension of the requirements of the Jobseekers Act 1995

6.—(1) During the claimant’s participation in the first stage of an employment zone programme the condition for receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance specified in section 1(2)(b) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(13) that the claimant has entered into a jobseeker’s agreement which remains in force is suspended.

(2) During the claimant’s participation in the second stage of an employment zone programme the conditions for receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance specified in section 1(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 shall apply with the suspension of the conditions in section 1(2)(a) to (c) of that Act that the claimant—

(a) is available for employment;

(b) has entered into a jobseeker’s agreement which remains in force; and

(c) is actively seeking employment.

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

7.—(1) In the case of a person who is selected on a sampling basis to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor under regulation 3 or 4, regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(14) shall apply with the addition of the words “, or the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005” after the words “the Employment Zones Regulations 2003”.

(2) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a person to whom paragraph (1) would otherwise apply is no longer ordinarily resident within an employment zone or, in the case of a person to whom regulation 4 applies, his address for payment of his jobseeker’s allowance is no longer within an employment zone, then—

(a) any sanction incurred by that person under sections 19 or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as a result of his refusing or failing to participate in, or giving up a place on an employment zone programme as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as amended by paragraph (1) shall end and, subject to sub-paragraph (b), these Regulations shall cease to apply to that person; and

(b) where that person asks to complete an employment zone programme in which he is participating, these Regulations, other than paragraph (1) of this regulation, shall continue to apply.

Transitional Arrangements

8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), regulations 5 to 7 of these Regulations shall apply to a claimant who was selected to participate in an employment zone programme under regulation 3 or 4 of the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004(15) before the 25th April 2005 but did not complete the programme before those Regulations expired.

(2) A claimant to whom paragraph (1) applies shall be treated as completing so much of an employment zone programme for the purposes of regulations 5 and 6 of these Regulations as is equal to the period of his participation in the employment zone programme subject to the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004.

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

Chris Pond

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

6th April 2005

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE AREAS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

The Birmingham Employment Zone

1.  The area designated as the Birmingham Employment Zone consists of:

the following wards within the City of Birmingham:

Acocks Green, Bordesley Green, Edgbaston, Handsworth Wood, Harborne, Hodge Hill, Kingstanding, Nechells, Oscott, Perry Barr, Quinton, Shard End, Sheldon, South Yardley, Stechford and Yardley North, Stockland Green, Tyburn, Washwood Heath;

the ward of Aston except the following postcodes:

B4 6HA	B4 6HJ	B4 6HW	B4 6LE	B4 6LJ	B4 6NU
B4 7BA	B4 7BB	B4 7DS	B6 4EH	B6 4EP	B6 4ES
B6 4EX	B6 4EY	B6 4HA	B6 4HG	B6 4HL	B6 4HN
B6 4HP	B6 4HT	B6 4HU	B6 4HZ	B6 4JB	B6 4LA
B6 4LD	B6 4LH	B6 4NG	B6 4NQ	B6 4NT	B6 4QZ
B6 4RG	B6 4SP	B18 5AN	B18 5AR	B19 2JX	B19 2JY
B19 2LA	B19 2LF	B19 2NH	B19 2NL	B19 2NN	B19 2NP
B19 2NS	B19 2NT	B19 2NU	B19 2NX	B19 2NY	B19 2NZ
B19 2PA	B19 2PB	B19 2PX	B19 2PY	B19 2QA	B19 2QB
B19 2QD	B19 2QE	B19 2QG	B19 2QH	B19 2QJ	B19 2RT
B19 2SA	B19 2SB	B19 2SF	B19 2SG	B19 2SH	B19 2SJ
B19 2SQ	B19 2SS	B19 2SW	B19 2TX	B19 2TY	B19 2TZ
B19 2UA	B19 2UE	B19 2UF	B19 2UG	B19 2UY	B19 2UZ
B19 2WB	B19 2XA	B19 2XB	B19 2XD	B19 2XF	B19 2XH
B19 2XJ	B19 2XL	B19 2XN	B19 2XR	B19 2XS	B19 2XT
B19 2XU	B19 2YD	B19 2YF	B19 2YH	B19 2YP	B19 2YR
B19 2YT	B19 2YU	B19 2YX	B19 2ZR	B19 3AE	B19 3AG
B19 3AH	B19 3AP	B19 3AS	B19 3AU	B19 3AX	B19 3AY
B19 3AZ	B19 3BA	B19 3BB	B19 3BL	B19 3BN	B19 3BP
B19 3BS	B19 3BT	B19 3BU	B19 3BW	B19 3BX	B19 3BY
B19 3BZ	B19 3DA	B19 3ES	B19 3HD	B19 3HE	B19 3HF
B19 3HH	B19 3HJ	B19 3HL	B19 3HN	B19 3HP	B19 3HS
B19 3HT	B19 3HU	B19 3JA	B19 3JB	B19 3JG	B19 3JH
B19 3JJ	B19 3JL	B19 3JN	B19 3JX	B19 3JY	B19 3LA
B19 3LB	B19 3LE	B19 3LG	B19 3LN	B19 3LR	B19 3LS
B19 3LU	B19 3LX	B19 3NB	B19 3ND	B19 3NE	B19 3NF
B19 3NG	B19 3NH	B19 3NL	B19 3NP	B19 3NR	B19 3NS
B19 3NT	B19 3NX	B19 3NY	B19 3NZ	B19 3PA	B19 3PB
B19 3PD	B19 3PE	B19 3PL	B19 3PN	B19 3PS	B19 3PT
B19 3PU	B19 3PY	B19 3QA	B19 3QD	B19 3QE	B19 3QG
B19 3QH	B19 3QL	B19 3QN	B19 3QP	B19 3QS	B19 3QU
B19 3QY	B19 3QZ	B19 3RD	B19 3RG	B19 3RH	B19 3RL
B19 3RR	B19 3RS	B19 3RZ	B19 3SB	B19 3SD	B19 3SH
B19 3SL	B19 3SN	B19 3SP	B19 3ST	B19 3SU	B19 3TA
B19 3TD	B19 3TE	B19 3TG	B19 3TH	B19 3TL	B19 3TN
B19 3TS	B19 3TZ	B19 3UA	B19 3UB	B19 3UD	B19 3UJ
B19 3UL	B19 3UN	B19 3UP	B19 3UR	B19 3UW	B19 3UY
B19 3XA	B19 3XB	B19 3XD	B19 3XE	B19 3XF	B19 3XG
B19 3XH	B19 3XJ	B19 3XL	B19 3XP	B19 3XQ	B19 3XR
B19 3XU	B19 3YS

the ward of Bartley Green except the following postcodes:

B29 4HD	B29 4HE	B29 5RN	B29 5RP	B29 5RR	B29 5RS
B29 5RT	B29 5RU	B29 5TY	B29 5UA	B29 5UF	B29 5UG
B29 5UT	B29 5UW	B29 5UY	B29 5XA	B29 5XB	B29 5XD
B29 5XE	B29 5XG	B29 5XP	B29 5XR	B29 5XS	B29 5XY
B29 5XZ	B29 5ZE	B31 1DE	B31 1DF	B31 1DR	B31 1DS
B31 1DT	B31 1DW	B31 1DX	B31 1DZ	B31 1EF	B31 1EP
B31 1ER	B31 1ES	B31 1ET	B31 1EU	B31 1EW	B31 1EX
B31 1EY	B31 1EZ	B31 1HA	B31 1HB	B31 1HD	B31 1HF
B31 1HG	B31 1HY	B31 1PN	B31 1TT	B32 3DU	B32 3DX
B32 3DY	B32 3DZ	B32 3EA	B32 3XL

the ward of Ladywood except the following postcodes:

B3 1AG	B3 1AH	B3 1AJ	B3 1AL	B3 1AQ	B3 1HA
B3 1HL	B3 1HN	B3 1QT	B3 1RB	B3 1RJ	B3 1RL
B4 6BA	B4 6HE	B4 6TA	B18 5JN	B19 3JT	B19 3LY
B19 3LZ	B19 3RQ	B19 3RT	B19 3RY	B19 3SF

the ward of Lozells and East Handsworth except the following postcodes:

B19 1DP

B19 1DS

the ward of Soho except the following postcodes:

B18 5AQ	B18 5AS	B18 5AT	B18 5AU	B18 5AY	B18 5BA
B18 5BB	B18 5BE	B18 5BJ	B18 5BL	B18 5BP	B18 5DJ
B18 5HB	B18 5HS	B18 5JH	B18 5LT	B18 5LU	B18 5NL
B18 5PH	B18 5PJ	B18 5PL	B18 5PN	B18 5PW	B18 5PZ
B18 5QB	B18 5QD	B18 5QG	B18 5QH	B18 5QJ	B18 5QL
B18 5QN	B18 5QP	B18 5QQ	B18 5QR	B18 5QS	B18 5QT
B18 5QU	B18 5QX	B18 5QY	B18 5QZ	B18 5RB	B18 5RD
B18 5RH	B18 5RJ	B18 5RL	B18 5RP	B18 5RR	B18 5RT
B18 5RU	B18 5RW	B18 5RX	B18 5RY	B18 5SD	B18 6PP
B18 7RP

the ward of Sparkbrook except the following postcodes:

B12 9LX	B12 9LY	B12 9LZ	B12 9NA	B12 9NB	B12 9ND
B12 9NE	B12 9NG	B12 9NH	B12 9NJ	B12 9NL	B12 9NN
B12 9NQ	B12 9NR	B12 9NS	B12 9NT	B12 9NU	B12 9NW
B12 9NX	B12 9PE	B12 9PG	B12 9PH	B12 9PL	B12 9PN
B12 9PQ	B12 9PR	B12 9PS	B12 9PT	B12 9PU	B12 9PW
B12 9PX	B12 9PY	B12 9QA	B12 9QB	B12 9QD	B12 9QE
B12 9QF	B12 9RN	B12 9RP	B12 9RR	B12 9RS	B12 9RW
B12 9SE	B12 9ZA

the ward of Springfield except the following postcodes:

B13 0AG	B13 0AH	B13 0AJ	B13 0AL	B13 0AN	B13 0AP
B13 0AQ	B13 0AR	B13 0AS	B13 0AT	B13 0AU	B13 0AW
B13 0AX	B13 0AY	B13 0BA	B13 0BB	B13 0BG	B13 0BH
B13 0BJ	B13 0BL	B13 0BN	B13 0TA	B13 0TB	B13 0TF
B13 0TG	B13 0TH	B13 0TJ	B13 0TQ	B13 0TT	B13 0TU
B13 0TX	B13 0TY	B13 0UA	B13 0UB	B13 9JN	B13 9JP
B13 9JQ	B13 9JR	B13 9JS	B13 9JW	B13 9JX	B13 9LE
B13 9LF	B13 9LG	B13 9LQ	B13 9LS	B13 9LT	B13 9LU
B13 9LX	B13 9LY	B13 9LZ	B13 9NA	B13 9ND	B13 9NG
B13 9NH	B13 9NJ	B13 9NL	B13 9NN	B13 9NR	B13 9NS
B13 9NT	B13 9NU	B13 9NX	B13 9PX	B13 9PY	B13 9PZ
B13 9QD	B13 9QE	B13 9QF	B13 9QG	B13 9QH	B13 9QJ
B13 9QL	B13 9QN	B13 9QP	B13 9QR	B13 9QW	B13 9XA
B13 9XB	B13 9XD	B13 9XE	B13 9XG	B13 9XH	B13 9XJ
B13 9XL	B13 9YD	B13 9YE	B13 9YF	B13 9YP	B13 9YQ
B13 9YR	B13 9YS

the following postcodes within the ward of Moseley and Kings Heath:

B12 8QD	B12 9AA	B13 8AT	B13 8AY	B13 8AZ	B13 8BA
B13 8BB	B13 8BD	B13 8BE	B13 8BH	B13 8BJ	B13 8BL
B13 8BN	B13 8BQ	B13 8BS	B13 8BT	B13 8BU	B13 8BW
B13 8BX	B13 8DG	B13 8DQ	B13 8ED	B13 8EE	B13 8EF
B13 8EG	B13 8EH	B13 8EJ	B13 8EL	B13 8EN	B13 8HR
B13 8HS	B13 8HT	B13 8HW	B13 9AA	B13 9AB	B13 9AD
B13 9AE	B13 9AF	B13 9AG	B13 9AH	B13 9AJ	B13 9AN
B13 9AP	B13 9AR	B13 9AS	B13 9AU	B13 9AW	B13 9AX
B13 9AY	B13 9BA	B13 9BE	B13 9BN	B13 9BP	B13 9BS
B13 9BT	B13 9BU	B13 9BX	B13 9BY	B13 9BZ	B13 9DA
B13 9DB	B13 9DE	B13 9DF	B13 9DH	B13 9DL	B13 9DN
B13 9DP	B13 9DQ	B13 9DS	B13 9DT	B13 9DU	B13 9DX
B13 9DY	B13 9DZ	B13 9EA	B13 9EB	B13 9ED	B13 9EX
B13 9FE	B13 9FF	B13 9HB	B13 9HD	B13 9HE	B13 9HF
B13 9HH	B13 9HJ	B13 9HL	B13 9HN	B13 9HP	B13 9HR
B13 9HS	B13 9HT	B13 9HU	B13 9JF	B13 9JG	B13 9JT
B13 9XN	B13 9XP	B13 9XR	B13 9XS	B13 9XT	B13 9XU
B13 9XW	B13 9XX	B13 9XY	B13 9XZ	B13 9YA	B13 9YB
B13 9YJ	B13 9YL	B13 9YN	B13 9YW

the following postcodes within the ward of Selly Oak:

B29 5SL	B29 6SS	B29 6ST	B29 6SU	B29 6SX	B29 6SY
B29 6TA	B29 6TB	B29 6TD	B29 6TE	B29 6TF	B29 6TG
B29 6TR	B29 6TS

The Brent and Haringey Employment Zone

2.  The area designated as the Brent and Haringey Employment Zone consists of:

all the wards within the London Borough of Brent;

all the wards within the London Borough of Haringey;

the following areas within the London Borough of Camden:those areas within the wards of Fortune Green, West Hampstead, and Kilburn with a postcode beginning NW6;

the following areas within the London Borough of Westminster:

those areas within the wards of Queen’s Park, Harrow Road, Maida Vale, Little Venice, Abbey Road, and Westbourne with a postcode beginning NW6, W9 2 or W9 3.

The Glasgow Employment Zone

3.  The area designated as the Glasgow Employment Zone consists of all the wards within Glasgow City except the following postcodes:

G5 0BL	G5 0BN	G5 0BW	G5 0DL	G5 0DN	G5 0DW
G5 0JD	G5 0JP	G5 0JR	G5 0JS	G5 0JW	G5 0LA
G5 0LT	G5 0LU	G5 0NA	G5 0ND	G5 0NE	G5 0NF
G5 0NG	G5 0NH	G5 0NJ	G5 0NL	G5 0NN	G5 0NP
G5 0NQ	G5 0NR	G5 0NS	G5 0NT	G5 0NU	G5 0NW
G5 0NY	G5 0NZ	G5 0PA	G5 0PB	G5 0PD	G5 0PH
G5 0PJ	G5 0PL	G5 0PN	G5 0PP	G5 0PQ	G5 0PR
G5 0PS	G5 0PU	G5 0PW	G5 0PX	G5 0PY	G5 0PZ
G5 0QA	G5 0QB	G5 0QD	G5 0QE	G5 0QF	G5 0QH
G5 0QJ	G5 0QW	G5 0RB	G5 0RG	G5 0RL	G5 0RQ
G5 0SB	G5 0SD	G5 0SE	G5 0SF	G5 0YL	G5 0YP
G5 0YT	G5 0YU	G5 0YX	G5 0YZ	G5 9AP	G5 9AS
G5 9AT	G5 9AU	G5 9BP	G5 9BS	G5 9BT	G5 9BU
G5 9BW	G5 9BX	G5 9BY	G5 9BZ	G5 9DB	G5 9DS
G5 9DW	G5 9EJ	G5 9EP	G5 9ER	G5 9EW	G5 9JE
G5 9JF	G5 9JH	G5 9JJ	G5 9JL	G5 9LQ	G5 9NE
G5 9NF	G5 9NH	G5 9NL	G5 9NR	G5 9NS	G5 9NT
G5 9NZ	G5 9PA	G5 9PB	G5 9PD	G5 9PE	G5 9PF
G5 9PS	G5 9QA	G5 9QB	G5 9QH	G5 9QJ	G5 9QQ
G5 9QS	G5 9QX	G5 9QZ	G5 9RB	G5 9TA	G5 9TS
G5 9TT	G5 9TW	G5 9XA	G5 9XB	G5 9ZR	G31 1JX
G31 1JY	G31 1JZ	G31 1LB	G31 1LL	G31 1LQ	G31 1LR
G31 1LZ	G31 1NP	G31 1NQ	G31 1NY	G31 1NZ	G31 1PD
G31 1PG	G31 1PJ	G31 1PQ	G31 3SX	G31 3SY	G31 3SZ
G31 3TH	G31 3TJ	G31 3TL	G31 3TN	G31 3TW	G31 4BH
G31 4BN	G31 4BT	G31 4DJ	G31 4DN	G31 4DR	G31 4DS
G31 4DX	G31 4EB	G31 4EG	G31 4EH	G31 4EL	G31 4EQ
G31 4EU	G31 4EX	G31 4HB	G31 4HE	G31 4HG	G31 4HL
G31 4HR	G31 4HU	G31 4HX	G31 4HZ	G31 4JU	G31 4JX
G31 4JY	G31 4JZ	G31 4LA	G31 4LD	G31 4LH	G31 4LS
G31 4LT	G31 4LU	G31 4LX	G31 4LY	G31 4LZ	G31 4NA
G31 4NB	G31 4ND	G31 4NE	G31 4NF	G31 4NG	G31 4NH
G31 4NJ	G31 4NL	G31 4NN	G31 4NP	G31 4NQ	G31 4NT
G31 4NW	G31 4PE	G31 4PJ	G31 4PL	G31 4PN	G31 4PP
G31 4PR	G31 4PS	G31 4PT	G31 4PW	G31 4QZ	G31 4ST
G31 4SZ	G31 4TA	G31 4TB	G31 4TF	G31 4TL	G31 4TP
G31 4TR	G31 4TS	G31 4UG	G31 4UH	G31 4UN	G31 4UR
G31 4UT	G31 4UW	G31 4UX	G31 4UY	G31 4UZ	G31 4XA
G31 4XB	G31 4XD	G31 5AD	G31 5AE	G31 5AF	G31 5AL
G31 5AR	G31 5AS	G31 5BA	G31 5BH	G31 5BJ	G31 5BL
G31 5BN	G31 5BS	G31 5BT	G31 5BU	G31 5BW	G31 5BY
G31 5DA	G31 5DB	G31 5DD	G31 5DE	G31 5DF	G31 5DG
G31 5EH	G31 5EL	G31 5ES	G31 5ET	G31 5EU	G31 5EW
G31 5EX	G31 5EY	G31 5HB	G31 5HD	G31 5HE	G31 5HH
G31 5HJ	G31 5HN	G31 5HP	G31 5HW	G31 5JL	G31 5JS
G31 5JT	G31 5JX	G31 5LA	G31 5LB	G31 5LD	G31 5LF
G31 5LG	G31 5LL	G31 5LN	G31 5LP	G31 5LQ	G31 5LR
G31 5LS	G31 5LT	G31 5LU	G31 5LW	G31 5NA	G31 5NG
G31 5NJ	G31 5NR	G31 5NU	G31 5NW	G31 5NX	G31 5NZ
G31 5PN	G31 5PZ	G31 5QG	G31 5QY	G31 5RA	G31 5RB
G32 6BW	G32 6BX	G32 6DG	G32 6DH	G32 6DJ	G32 6DQ
G32 6DR	G32 6DS	G32 6EH	G32 6EJ	G32 6EL	G32 6EN
G32 6EP	G32 6EQ	G32 6ER	G32 6ES	G32 6ET	G32 6EW
G32 7EA	G40 3HW	G41 1PS	G41 1PT	G41 1PU	G41 1PX
G41 1PY	G41 1PZ	G41 1QB	G41 1RB	G41 1RD	G41 1RL
G41 1TL	G42 7AR	G42 7AS	G42 7AT	G42 7AY	G42 7BE
G42 7BH

The Liverpool and Sefton Employment Zone

4.  The area designated as the Liverpool and Sefton Employment Zone consists of:

all the wards within the City of Liverpool;

the following wards within the Borough of Sefton:

Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, St Oswald;the ward of Victoria except the following postcodes:

L23 2RA	L23 2RB	L23 2RD	L23 2RE	L23 2RJ	L23 2RL
L23 2RN	L23 2RP	L23 2RR	L23 2RS	L23 2RT	L23 2RU
L23 2RY	L23 2RZ	L23 2UF	L23 2UL	L23 2UP	L23 2UQ
L23 2UR	L23 2US	L23 2UT	L23 2UU	L23 2UX	L23 2UY
L23 2UZ	L23 2WZ	L23 2XA	L23 2XH	L23 2XN	L23 9TD
L23 9TH	L23 9TJ

the following postcodes within the ward of Manor:

L23 0SG	L23 0SN	L23 0SQ	L23 0TF	L23 0TH	L23 9SR
L30 0RG	L30 0RL

The Southwark Employment Zone

5.  The area designated as the Southwark Employment Zone consists of:

all the wards within the London Borough of Southwark;

the following area within the London Borough of Lewisham:

the area within the ward of Evelyn with the postcode SE8 5EQ.

The Tower Hamlets and Newham Employment Zone

6.  The area designated as the Tower Hamlets and Newham Employment Zone consists of:all the wards within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets except the following postcodes:

E3 3QP	E3 3QR	E3 3RE	E3 3RJ	E3 3RN	E3 3RP
E3 3RR	E3 3RS	E3 3RT	E3 3RU	E3 3RX	E3 3RZ
E3 4AX	E14 0BD	E14 0EA	E14 0EB	E14 0ED	E14 0EG
E14 0HH	E14 0HP	E14 0NN	E14 0NP	E14 0NS	E14 0NT
E14 0NU	E14 0NX	E14 0NY	E14 0PD	E14 0PE	E14 0PF
E14 0PG	E14 0PJ	E14 0PQ	E14 0QA	E14 0QB	E14 0QD
E14 0QR	E14 0QS	E14 0QT	E14 0QU	E14 0QX	E14 0QY
E14 0SF	E14 0SH	E14 0UF	E14 0UG	E14 0UQ	E14 0UW
E14 0WB	E14 3FG	E14 3WS	E14 3WU	E14 3WX	E14 3WY
E14 3XE	E14 3XF	E14 3XQ	E14 3XR	E14 3XS	E14 3XW
E14 3YB	E14 3YE	E14 3YF	E14 3YG	E14 3YR	E14 3YT
E14 3YU	E14 3YX	E14 3YZ	E14 3ZH	E14 4AR	E14 4HZ
E14 4UB	E14 4UE	E14 4WA	E14 4WJ	E14 4WQ	E14 5BA
E14 5BE	E14 5BN	E14 5BW	E14 5BY	E14 5FB	E14 5FE
E14 5FF	E14 5FG	E14 5FH	E14 5FL	E14 5FP	E14 5FQ
E14 5FR	E14 5FT	E14 5FX	E14 5FZ	E14 5UU	E14 5UX
E14 5UY	E14 5WA	E14 5WL	E14 5WP	E14 5XF	E14 5XL
E14 6AB	E14 6AD	E14 6AE	E14 6AH	E14 6AJ	E14 6AL
E14 6AN	E14 6AP	E14 6AQ	E14 6AR	E14 6AS	E14 6AT
E14 6AU	E14 6AW	E14 6AY	E14 6BA	E14 6BE	E14 6BG
E14 6BH	E14 6BL	E14 6BN	E14 6BP	E14 6BQ	E14 6BS
E14 6BT	E14 6BU	E14 6BW	E14 6BX	E14 6BZ	E14 6DA
E14 6DB	E14 6DE	E14 6DF	E14 6DG	E14 6DH	E14 6DJ
E14 6DL	E14 6DN	E14 6DP	E14 6DR	E14 6DT	E14 6DU
E14 6DW	E14 6DX	E14 6DY	E14 6DZ	E14 6EA	E14 6EB
E14 6ED	E14 6EE	E14 6EF	E14 6EG	E14 6EH	E14 6EJ
E14 6EL	E14 6EP	E14 6EQ	E14 6ER	E14 6ES	E14 6EU
E14 6EX	E14 6EY	E14 6EZ	E14 6GQ	E14 6GR	E14 6HA
E14 6HB	E14 6HD	E14 6HE	E14 6HF	E14 6HG	E14 6HH
E14 6HJ	E14 6HL	E14 6HN	E14 6HP	E14 6HQ	E14 6HR
E14 6HS	E14 6HT	E14 6HU	E14 6HW	E14 6HX	E14 6JE
E14 6JG	E14 6JH	E14 6JJ	E14 6JP	E14 6JR	E14 6JW
E14 6JX	E14 6JY	E14 6LA	E14 6LB	E14 6LD	E14 6LE
E14 6LF	E14 6LG	E14 6LH	E14 6LJ	E14 6LL	E14 6LN
E14 6LP	E14 6LR	E14 6LS	E14 6LT	E14 6LU	E14 6LW
E14 6LX	E14 6LY	E14 6LZ	E14 6NA	E14 6NB	E14 6ND
E14 6NE	E14 6NF	E14 6NG	E14 6NL	E14 6NN	E14 6NS
E14 6NT	E14 6NY	E14 6NZ	E14 6PF	E14 6PG	E14 6SE
E14 6SH	E14 6SN	E14 6SQ	E14 6SR	E14 6ST	E14 6SW
E14 6SX	E14 6SY	E14 6SZ	E14 6TA	E14 6TB	E14 6WB
E14 6WQ	E14 6XA	E14 6XB	E14 6XD	E14 6XQ	E14 6XZ
E14 6YA	E14 6YQ	E14 6YZ	E14 7AE	E14 7DB	E14 7DH
E14 7DJ	E14 7DL	E14 7DN	E14 7DR	E14 7DS	E14 7DT
E14 7DU	E14 7DW	E14 7DX	E14 7DY	E14 7DZ	E14 7EA
E14 7EB	E14 7ED	E14 7EE	E14 7EF	E14 7EG	E14 7EP
E14 7EQ	E14 7GD	E14 7HN	E14 7XB	E14 7XJ	E14 7XS
E14 7XZ	E14 7YQ	E14 7YZ	E14 8DT	E14 8ED	E14 8ER
E14 8EX	E14 8EZ	E14 8FB	E14 8FD	E14 8FF	E14 8FH
E14 8FP	E14 8GA	E14 8HB	E14 8JA	E14 8RF	E14 8XH
E14 8XY	E14 8YB	E14 8YE	E14 8YF	E14 8YG	E14 8YP
E14 8YQ	E14 8YT	E14 9AG	E14 9AP	E14 9AZ	E14 9DA
E14 9DN	E14 9DP	E14 9DX	E14 9DY	E14 9ED	E14 9ER
E14 9GU	E14 9HH	E14 9HR	E14 9HS	E14 9LE	E14 9LZ
E14 9NF	E14 9YH	E14 9ZA	E14 9ZH	E14 9ZN	E14 9ZQ
E14 9ZR	E14 9ZW	E16 1BX	E16 1JY	E16 1RJ	E16 1RP
E16 1RT	E16 1RX	E16 1RY	E16 1YB	E16 2EP	E16 2NT
E16 2UT	E16 2UZ	E16 2WA	E16 3DG	E16 3FH	E16 3FJ
E16 3FP	E16 3FT	E16 3FX	E16 3UN	E16 3WD	E16 3WU
E16 4TS	E16 4TZ	E16 4UD	E16 4UE	E16 4UG	E16 4UP
E16 4WA	E16 4WB	E16 4WG	E16 4WL

the following wards within the London Borough of Newham:

Royal Docks, Stratford and New Town, Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Green Street West, West Ham, Plaistow North, Plaistow South, Canning Town North, Canning Town South, Custom House.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for a pilot scheme for jobseeker’s allowance claimants who fulfil the criteria in regulation 3 or 4 and are selected to participate in a compulsory employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. The six areas of Great Britain designated as employment zones for the purpose of these Regulations are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Regulation 1 provides for citation and for the Regulations to come into force on 25th April 2005. The Regulations will expire on 24th April 2006 unless revoked earlier.

Regulation 2 defines terms used in the Regulations.

Regulation 3 specifies those people who may be selected by an employment officer to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. Subject to certain conditions, these are jobseeker’s allowance claimants who live within an area designated as an employment zone and listed in the Schedule.

Regulation 4 makes provision for certain jobseeker’s allowance claimants who are at a significant disadvantage in the labour market to apply voluntarily to an employment officer for selection to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor.

Regulation 5 sets out the two stages and maximum duration of an employment zone programme.

Regulation 6 makes provision for certain conditions for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance relating to availability for work, a jobseeker’s agreement and actively seeking work to be suspended whilst people are participating in an employment zone programme.

Regulation 7(1) provides that regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) shall apply to people selected on a sampling basis to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular contractor in accordance with these Regulations. The effect is to enable a sanction to be imposed under section 19 or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 if a person without good cause refuses or fails to participate in an employment zone programme with a particular employment zone contractor. Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that such a person is no longer ordinarily resident in, or his address for payment is no longer in, an employment zone paragraph (2) provides that if a sanction has been incurred it shall end and the Regulations shall cease to apply except where a person who has already begun an employment zone programme requests to be allowed to complete that programme.

Regulation 8 enables a person who was selected for an employment zone programme under the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/934) before 25th April 2005 to complete the programme under these Regulations.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

1995 c. 18.

(2)

See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.

(3)

1999 c. 30; subsection (9) is an interpretation provision cited for the meaning given to the words “employment” and “prescribed”.

(4)

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; section 84(1) of and Schedule 12 Part II (paragraphs 79 and 81(a)) to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 added section 60 of that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.

(5)

1999 c. 30.

(6)

Jobseeker’s allowance is a social security benefit paid in accordance with the provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) as amended.

(7)

S.I. 2000/721; these Regulations were revoked, with savings, by S.I.2003/2438 (as amended by S.I. 2004/1043) as from 26th. April 2004.

(8)

S.I. 2003/2438 as amended by S.I. 2004/1043.

(9)

S.I. 2004/934.

(10)

1973 c. 50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19).

(11)

S.I. 1996/207.

(12)

1971 c. 80.

(13)

1995 c. 18, subsection (2) was amended by section 59 of and Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

(14)

S.I. 1996/207. The definition of an employment zone in regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 was inserted by regulation 6 of the Employment Zones Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2438).

(15)

S.I. 2004/934.