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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contracting-out-functions-of-local-authorities-income-related-benefits-order-2002/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contracting-out-functions-of-local-authorities-income-related-benefits-order-2002/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2002/011042395X",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Functions of Local Authorities: Income-Related Benefits) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contracting-out-functions-of-local-authorities-income-related-benefits-order-2002",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Extent of an authorisation",
  "text": "(1) An authorisation given under this Order in relation to any function involving decisions on claims shall not extend to any decisions on any claims where the authorised person—\n(a) is a person to whom rent is payable for a dwelling in respect of which the claim is made; or\n(b) may otherwise be affected financially by reason of a payment of housing benefit under that claim.\n(2) An authorisation given under this Order in relation to any function involving decisions on claims shall not extend to a decision made by an employee of an authorised person on any claim where that employee—\n(a) is a person to whom rent is payable for a dwelling in respect of which that claim is made; or\n(b) may otherwise be affected financially by reason of a payment of housing benefit under that claim.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/011042395X/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:25:58.337556+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}