The Employment Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Employment Zones Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2438) (“the 2003 Regulations”) which make provision for jobseeker’s allowance claimants to participate in an employment zone programme established by the Secretary of State in areas of Great Britain known as “employment zones” to assist jobseekers to obtain sustainable employment.

Regulation 1 provides for citation and for commencement.

Regulation 2 provides for amendments to the 2003 Regulations, in particular to accommodate changes consequential upon the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005 (S.I.2005/1125); to provide that a claimant aged 18 years or over but less than 25 who has participated in a New Deal for Young People programme or an employment zone programme and subsequently been entitled to jobseeker’s allowance for a further period may be directed to participate in an employment zone programme again; to exclude public holidays from the calculation of the maximum duration of the first stage of the programme and to remove the requirement in regulation 7(1) for a claimant to notify the Secretary of State of a change of address.

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