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Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1608 (C. 85)

Social Security

The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009

Made

1st July 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009.

Appointed day

2.  The day after the day on which this Order is made is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 48 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (local authority functions relating to benefit: information).

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

Helen Goodman

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

1st July 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 48 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (“the Act”) which makes amendments to sections 122C (supply of information to authorities administering benefit), 122D (supply of information by authorities administering benefit), 122E (supply of information between authorities administering benefit) and 126A (power to require information from landlords and agents) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. These amendments are consequential upon sections 46 and 47 of the Act which confer powers on local authorities to investigate and prosecute offences relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of State.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 127th October 20082008/787
Section 2(1)(a) and (c) and (4)(a) and (c) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 2 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 3(1)(c) and (2)(b) and (d) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 3(3) for the purposes of prescribing a payment under paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payment” (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 3 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 4(2)(a), (3) and (6)(a) and (c) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 4 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 5(2) and (3) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 5 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Sections 6 and 727th October 20082008/787
Section 8 except for subsection (4)(c) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 8 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 9 except for subsection (4)(c) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 9 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 1027th October 20082008/787
Section 11(1), (2)(a) to (g), (3) to (5), (6)(a) and (7)(c) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 11 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 12(1), (2)(a) to (h) and (3) to (7) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 12 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 13(7)27th October 20082008/2772
Section 14(1) and (2)(a) and (b) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 14 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 16(2)(a) and (4) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 16 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 17 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 17 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 18(1), (2) and (4) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 18 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 1927th October 20082008/787
Section 20(2) to (7) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 20 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 2127th October 20082008/787
Section 22 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1), 9, 10, 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 22 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 23(1) and (3) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 23 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 24(1) for the purpose of defining “employed”, “employment”, “period of limited capability for work”, “prescribed”, “regulations” and “week” (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 24(2)(b) and (3) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 24 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 25(1) to (5) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 25(2)(b) (for all other purposes)27th July 20082008/787
Section 25(1), (2)(a) and (c) and (3) to (7) (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 26(2) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 26 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 2727th October 20082008/787
Section 28(1) insofar as it relates to certain provisions of Schedule 3 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 28(1) (partially)27th July 20082008/787
Section 28(1) (partially)27th October 20082008/787
Section 28(2) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 28(2) (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Section 28(3)27th October 20082008/787
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1(1), 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) of Schedule 4 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (for all other purposes) and 11 of Schedule 4.27th July 20082008/787
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 (partially)11th December 20082008/3167
Section 30(1)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 30(2) (partially)1st October 20072007/2872
Section 30(2) (for all other purposes)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 30(3) (partially)1st October 20072007/2872
Section 30(3) (for all other purposes)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 31 (partially)14th June 20072007/1721
Section 31 (for all other purposes)1st November 20072007/1721
Section 32 (partially)1st April 20082008/411
Section 32 (for all other purposes)6th October 20082008/411
Section 33 (partially)1st April 20082008/411
Section 33 (for all other purposes)6th October 20082008/411
Section 34 (partially)1st April 20082008/411
Section 34 (for all other purposes)6th October 20082008/411
Section 35(1) (partially)1st October 20072007/2872
Section 35(1) (for all other purposes)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 35(2) (partially)1st October 20072007/2872
Section 35(2) (for all other purposes)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 35(3)7th April 20082007/2872
Section 3627th March 20092009/775
Section 381st April 20082008/411
Section 391st April 20082008/411
Section 40 (partially)1st April 20082007/2872
Section 40 (partially)7th April 20082008/411
Section 41(1)1st October 20072007/2819
Section 42 (partially)5th August 20082008/2101
Section 42 (for all other purposes)1st September 20082008/2101
Section 431st September 20082008/2101
Section 46 (partially)19th February 20082008/411
Section 46 (for all other purposes)7th April 20082008/411
Section 47 (partially)19th February 20082008/411
Section 47 (for all other purposes)7th April 20082008/411
Section 491st April 20082008/787
Section 507th October 20082008/2101
Section 517th October 20082008/2101
Section 521st October 20072007/2819
Section 531st October 20072007/2819
Section 58 (partially)12th July 20072007/1991
Section 58 (for all other purposes)10th August 20072007/1991
Section 60 (partially)1st October 20072007/2819
Section 60 (for all other purposes)29th October 20072007/2819
Section 63 (partially)1st October 20072007/2819
Section 67 (partially)1st October 20072007/2819
Section 67 (partially)27th October 20082008/787
Section 67 (partially)1st September 20082008/2101
Section 67 (partially)7th October 20082008/2101
Section 67 (partially)27th March 20092009/775
Schedule 1: paragraphs 1(4) and 3(2), 4(1)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 6(1)(b), (2) to (4), (7) and (8) and 6(5) for the purposes of the meaning of “couple”, “education” and “remunerative work” (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Schedule 1 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Schedule 2: paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1), 9, 10, 12 and 14 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Schedule 2 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Schedule 3: paragraphs 7(1) and (8), 8, 9(1), (3)(b) and (4), 10(1), (2), (3) to (8), (12) and (32), 12(1) and (5), 15, 17(1), (3), (6) and (7), 18, 20, 23(1) to (5) and (8) and 24 (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Schedule 3: paragraphs 10(1), (2) and (32) and 17(1), (2), (3) and (6) (for all other purposes)27th July 20082008/787
Schedule 3: paragraphs 1 to 4, 6, 7(1), (7) and (8), 8, 9(1) to (4), (6) to (11) and (13), 10(3) to (31), 11 to 16, 17(4), (5), (7) to (9), 18 to 20 and 22 to 24 (for all other purposes)27th October 20082008/787
Schedule 4: paragraphs 1(1), 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (partially)18th March 20082008/787
Schedule 4: paragraphs 1, 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (for all other purposes)27th July 20082008/787
Schedule 4: paragraph 1011th December 20082008/3167
Schedule 4: paragraph 1127th July 20082008/787
Schedule 5: paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 91st April 20082008/411
Schedule 5: paragraph 12 (partially)7th April 20082007/2872
Schedule 6 (partially)12th July 20072007/1991
Schedule 6 (for all other purposes)10th August 20072007/1991
Schedule 7 (partially)1st October 20072007/2819
Schedule 8 (partially)1st October 20072007/2819
Schedule 8 (partially)7th April 20082007/2872
Schedule 8 (partially)1st September 20082008/2101
Schedule 8 (partially)7th October 20082008/2101
Schedule 8 (partially)27th October 20082008/787
Schedule 8 (partially)27th March 20092009/775