Explanatory note

This Order provides that a person using facilities provided in pursuance of the employment programme known as Community Task Force and receiving or entitled to receive from the Secretary of State a training allowance in connection with the use of those facilities (which include the provision of services) shall be treated for certain purposes as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.

This Order provides that any payment made to such a person in connection with the use of those facilities shall be treated as a payment of training allowance made in respect of such training.

The provisions of this Order apply for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Jobseekers Act 1995 and the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.