Power to pay expenses and allowances
20.—(1) In proceedings brought under section 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 M1 F1..., the Secretary of State may pay such allowances for the purpose of or in connection with the attendance of persons at hearings as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies to proceedings on appeal from a decision of—
(a)the First-tier Tribunal in proceedings under the Child Support Act 1991, section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998 M2 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M3;
(b)the First-tier Tribunal in a war pensions and armed forces case (as defined in the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008 M4); or
(c)a Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(3) The Lord Chancellor (or, in Scotland, the Secretary of State) may pay to any person who attends any hearing such travelling and other allowances, including compensation for loss of remunerative time, as the Lord Chancellor (or, in Scotland, the Secretary of State) may determine.