The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995

Date from which revised decision has effect on a review

57.—(1) In the case of a review to which either paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) applies, the decision given shall have effect from the date from which the decision being reviewed had effect or from such earlier date as the authority giving the decision being reviewed could have awarded benefit had that authority taken account of the evidence mentioned in paragraph (2) or not overlooked or misconstrued some provision or determination as mentioned in paragraph (3).

(2) This paragraph applies to a review under sections 25(1)(a), 30(2)(a) and (4) and 35(1)(a) of the Administration Act (review for error of fact) of any decision, whether that decision was made before or after the coming into force of this regulation, where the reviewing authority, that is to say the adjudication officer or, as the case may be, the appeal tribunal, is satisfied that—

(a) the evidence upon which it is relying to revise the decision under review is specific evidence which the authority which was then determining the claim or question had before it at the time of making the decision under review and which was directly relevant to the determination of that claim or question but which that authority failed to take into account; or

(b) the evidence upon which it is relying to revise the decision under review is a document or other record containing such evidence which at the time of making the submission to the authority which was then to determine the claim or question, the officer of the Department of Social Security, the Department for Education and Employment, the former Department of Employment or the former Department of Health and Social Security who made the submission had in his possession but failed to submit; or

(c) the evidence upon which it is relying to revise the decision under review did not exist and could not have been obtained at that time, but was produced to an officer of one of those Departments or to the authority which made that decision as soon as reasonably practicable after it became available to the claimant.

(3) This paragraph applies to a review under sections 25(2) and 30(2)(d) of the Administration Act (review for error of law) of any decision, whether that decision was made before or after the coming into force of this regulation, where the adjudication officer or, as the case may be, the appeal tribunal, is satisfied that the adjudication officer, in giving the decision under review, overlooked or misconstrued either—

(a) some provision in an Act of Parliament or in any Order or Regulations; or

(b) a determination of the Commissioner or the court, which, had he taken it properly into account, would have resulted in a higher award of benefit or, where no award was made, an award of benefit.

(4) The following provisions of this Section, including regulation 63, are subject to the provisions of this regulation.

(5) In this regulation “court” has the same meaning as it has in section 68 of the Administration Act.