2005 No. 3321
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Miscellaneous Benefits) Order 2005
Made 1st December 2005
Laid before Parliament 8th December 2005
Coming into force 30th January 2006

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, considering that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose that will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:
2000 c. 7.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Miscellaneous Benefits) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 30th January 2006.

2 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
1 The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
S.I.1987/1968.
2 In regulation 4ZC(2) after “carer’s allowance” add “, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, graduated retirement benefit, retirement pension and shared additional pension.”.
Regulation 4ZC and Schedule 9ZC were inserted by S.I.2003/2800.
3 In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 9ZC after “carer’s allowance” add “, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, graduated retirement benefit, retirement pension and shared additional pension.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 1st December 2005

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 to enable a claim to be made by electronic communication for attendance allowance, disability living allowance, graduated retirement benefit, retirement pension and shared additional pension.
Article 2 amends regulation 4ZC of, and Schedule 9ZC to, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 to include the five benefits.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been provided for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.