These Regulations revoke most of the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 (“the Neighbourhoods Regulations”) (S.I.2004/959) from 24th April 2006. Regulation 2 makes consequential revocations to other legislation.

Regulation 3(2) keeps small parts of the Neighbourhoods Regulations in force so that other legislation operates correctly in two ways. Firstly, regulations 22 and 24 of the Neighbourhoods Regulations amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1968) and the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 (S.I.1999/991) so that they refer to all Regulations made under certain powers. Without those amendments, the Regulations amended would only apply to specified Regulations made under those powers. Secondly, regulations 25 to 27 of the Neighbourhoods Regulations amend other Regulations which require claimants to take part in work-focused interviews. Without those amendments, claimants could be required to take part in an interview under those other Regulations immediately after these Regulations come into force.

Regulation 4 contains transitional provisions. The parts of the Neighbourhoods Regulations relating to employment zones continue to apply to a claimant who is participating in an employment zone programme under those Regulations on 23rd April 2006. The transitional provisions will end by 31st October 2006.

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