4B.—(1) A participating authority may —
(a)record information or evidence relating to any social security matter supplied by or obtained from a person at an office displaying the One logo, whether or not the information or evidence is supplied or obtained in connection with the making of a claim for benefit;
(b)give information or advice with respect to any social security matter to persons who are making, or have made, claims for any benefit to which regulation 4A(2) applies [F2or for state pension credit].
(2) A participating authority shall forward to the Secretary of State —
(a)any claim for benefit, other than a claim for housing benefit F3..., together with any information or evidence supplied to the authority in connection with that claim; and
(b)any information or evidence relating to any other social security matter, except where the information or evidence relates solely to housing benefit F4... given to the authority by a person making a claim for, or who has claimed, a benefit to which regulation 4A(2) applies.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4A - Reg. 4B inserted (29.11.1999) by The Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3108), regs. 1, 5
F2Words in reg. 4B(1)(b) inserted (7.4.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(a), 4(2)
F3Words in reg. 4B(2)(a) revoked (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax Benefit Abolition (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/458), reg. 1, Sch. 1
F4Words in reg. 4B(2)(b) revoked (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax Benefit Abolition (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/458), reg. 1, Sch. 1