http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/8/section/2BSocial Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19921992-02-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-29Expert Participation2026-07-09 Part I Claims for and Payments and General Administration of Benefit<Addition ChangeId="d29p344" CommentaryRef="c14891681">Work-focused interviews</Addition> <Addition ChangeId="key-54ddfb9748f286595ae403c33135bfbf-1534417286170" CommentaryRef="key-54ddfb9748f286595ae403c33135bfbf">and work-related activity</Addition> Supplementary provisions relating to work-focused interviews.2B1Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (social security decisions and appeals) shall have effect in relation to relevant decisions made under regulations under section 2A or 2AA above subject to and in accordance with subsections (3) to (8) below (and in those subsections “the 1998 Order” means that Order).2For the purposes of this section a “relevant decision” , in relation to regulations under section 2A above, is a decision that a person—ahas failed to comply with a requirement to take part in an interview which applied to him by virtue of the regulations, orbhas not shown, within the prescribed period mentioned in section 2A(3)(e)(ii) above, that he had good cause for such a failure.2AFor the purposes of this section a “relevant decision”, in relation to regulations under section 2AA above, is a decision that—athe partner of a person entitled to a benefit has failed to comply with a requirement to take part in an interview which applied to the partner by virtue of the regulations, orbit has not been shown, within the prescribed period mentioned in section 2AA(4)(f)(ii) above, that the partner had good cause for such a failure.3Article 9(1)(c) of the 1998 Order (decisions falling to be made under certain statutory provisions are to be made by the Department) shall have effect subject to any provisions of regulations under section 2A or 2AA above by virtue of which relevant decisions fall to be made otherwise than by the Department.4For the purposes of each of Articles 10 and 11 of the 1998 Order (revision and supersession of decisions of Department) any relevant decision made otherwise than by the Department shall be treated as if it were such a decision made by the Department (and accordingly may be revised by it under Article 10 or superseded by a decision made by it under Article 11).5Subject to any provisions of regulations under either Article 10 or 11 of the 1998 Order, any relevant decision made, or (by virtue of subsection (4) above) treated as made, by the Department may be—arevised under Article 10 by a person or authority exercising functions under regulations under section 2A or 2AA above other than the Department, orbsuperseded under Article 11 by a decision made by such a person or authority,as if that person or authority were the Department.6Regulations shall make provision for conferring (except in any prescribed circumstances) a right of appeal under Article 13 of the 1998 Order (appeal to appeal tribunal) against—aany relevant decision, andbany decision under Article 11 of that Order superseding any such decision,whether made by the Department or otherwise.7Subsections (4) to (6) above apply whether—athe relevant decision, orb(in the case of subsection (6)(b)) the decision under Article 11 of the 1998 Order,is as originally made or has been revised (by the Department or otherwise) under Article 10 of that Order; and regulations under subsection (6) above may make provision for treating, for the purposes of Article 13 of that Order, any decision made or revised otherwise than by the Department as if it were a decision made or revised by it.8Article 13 of the 1998 Order shall not apply to any decision falling within subsection (6) above except in accordance with regulations under that subsection.9In the following provisions, namely—asection 3(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 (use of information), andbArticle 69(6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (supply of information),any reference to information relating to social security includes any information supplied by a person for the purposes of an interview which he is required to take part in by virtue of section 2A or 2AA above.10In this section “interview” means a work-focused interview within the meaning of section 2A above.Ss. 2A, 2B and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(4), 54Ss. 2A, 2B and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(4), 54Words in s. 2B(3) inserted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(d); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2Words in s. 2A cross-heading inserted (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 2(3), 36(1)(a)S. 2B(2A) inserted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(c); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2Words in s. 2B(1) inserted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(a); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2Words in s. 2B(9) inserted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(d); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2Words in s. 2B(5)(a) inserted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(d); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2Words in s. 2B(2) substituted (10.9.2003) by Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 10), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(b); S.R. 2003/396, art. 2