8(1)Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) (employment and support allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In section 16 (contracting out)—
(a)in subsection (1), at the end insert—
“(d)asking questions under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A;
(e)making decisions under paragraph 2 or 3 of that Schedule;
(f)exercising any functions in relation to rehabilitation plans under paragraph 5 or 6 of that Schedule.”,
(b)in subsection (2)(a), after “15” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”, and
(c)in subsection (3)(a), after “13” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”.
(3)In section 25(6) (regulations), after “15” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”.
(4)In section 26(1) (regulations subject to the affirmative resolution procedure), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)regulations under any paragraph of Schedule 1A.”
(5)In Schedule 2 (employment and support allowance: supplementary provisions)—
(a)in paragraph 10A(1), which is inserted by section 30(2), after “13” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”,
(b)in paragraph 12(c), after “13,” insert—
“(ca)Schedule 1A,”, and
(c)in paragraph 13, after “13” insert “ , or under any paragraph of Schedule 1A other than paragraph 8, ”.