Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

40 Notice of determination S

(1) Having made a determination under section 37 of an individual's entitlement to assistance, the Scottish Ministers must inform the individual—

(a) of the determination,

(b) of the reasons for it,

(c) of the individual's right under section 41 to request that the Scottish Ministers re-determine the individual's entitlement to the assistance,

(d) that the individual will have the right under section 46 to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against the determination should the Scottish Ministers fail to deal with a request for a re-determination within the period allowed for re-determination, and

(e) if relevant, that the individual has the right to request a copy of an assessment report under section 60.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must fulfil their duty under subsection (1) in a way that leaves the individual with a record of the information which the individual can show to, or otherwise share with, others.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 40 in force at 22.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/298, reg. 2(1)(g) (with reg. 3) (as amended (10.12.2019) by S.S.I. 2019/406, regs. 1, 2(2))