The Social Security (Intensive Activity Period 50 to 59 Pilot) Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 636

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Intensive Activity Period 50 to 59 Pilot) Regulations 2005

Made

8th March 2005

Coming into force

4th April 2005

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M1 , and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Whereas these Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work M2 ;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 19(10)(c), 29(1), (3) and (5), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M3 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it M4 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Marginal Citations

M1 1995 c. 18.

M2 See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.

M3 Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2).

M4 See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.

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F1 Instrument ceases to have effect (3.4.2006) by virtue of Social Security (Intensive Activity Period 50 to 59 Pilot) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/636), reg. 1(2)

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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace a pilot scheme established by the Social Security (Intensive Activity Period 50 to 59 Pilot) Regulations 2004 (S.I.2004/868) (“the 2004 Regulations'), which related to persons who claimed a jobseeker's allowance and who fulfilled the criteria specified in regulation 3 of those regulations as to age, period over which they had been receiving benefit and the location of the appropriate offices at which they were claiming benefit, as identified in the Schedule to those Regulations.

These Regulations provide for an extended Pilot Scheme which is to last for 1 year from 4th April 2005 to 3rd April 2006 unless revoked with effect from an earlier date.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of the Jobseekers Allowance Regulations (S.I. 1996/207) with the effect that if a person without good cause refuses or fails to participate in the employment programme known as the Intensive Activity Period or gives up his place on this programme, he will be subject to a sanction under section 19 or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18). The effect of this will be the loss or reduction of his jobseeker's allowance for a period of two, four or twenty-six weeks.

Regulation 3 further provides that where a person on the Intensive Activity Period informs the Secretary of State of a change of address that results in an employment officer notifying him to under regulation 23 or 23A of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 to attend a place that is not an appropriate office for the purposes of these Regulations then any sanctions incurred by that person for refusing or failing to participate in, or giving up his place on the programme shall end and these Regulations shall no longer apply to that person.

Regulation 4 provides that a person who was participating in the 2004 Regulations will be subject to these Regulations from the date that the 2004 Regulations expire.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for the instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.