{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2013/regulation-41",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531877",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/41",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "41",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“responsible carer”, in relation to a child, means—\n(a) a person who is the only person responsible for the child; or\n(b) a person who is a member of a couple where—\n(i) both members of the couple are responsible for the child; and\n(ii) the person has been nominated by the couple jointly as responsible for the child;\n“responsible foster parent”, in relation to a child, means—\n(a) a person who is the only foster parent in relation to the child; or\n(b) a person who is a member of a couple where—\n(i) both members of the couple are foster parents in relation to the child; and\n(ii) the person has been nominated by the couple jointly as the responsible foster parent.\n(2) The nomination of a responsible carer or responsible foster parent for the purposes of paragraph (1) may be changed—\n(a) once in a 12 month period, beginning with the date of the previous nomination; or\n(b) on any occasion where the Secretary of State considers that there has been a change of circumstances which is relevant to the nomination.\n(3) Only one person may be nominated as a responsible carer or a responsible foster parent.\n(4) The nomination applies to all of the children for whom the claimant is responsible.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531877/regulation/41",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:57.142115+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."
}