{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-jobseekers-allowance-regulations-2013/regulation-18",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531921",
  "legislation_title": "The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-jobseekers-allowance-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "General principles for calculating reduction periods",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the reduction period is to be determined in relation to each sanctionable failure in accordance with regulations 19, 20 and 21.\n(2) Reduction periods are to run consecutively.\n(3) Where the reduction period calculated in relation to a sanctionable failure in accordance with regulation 19, 20 or 21 would result in the total outstanding reduction period exceeding 1095 days, the number of days in the reduction period in relation to that failure is to be adjusted so that 1095 days is not exceeded.\n(4) In determining the reduction period in relation to a sanctionable failure, a previous sanctionable failure, UC sanctionable failure or ESA sanctionable failure is to be disregarded if it—\n(a) occurred in the 14 days immediately preceding the failure in question; and\n(b) gave rise to a reduction under these Regulations, the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 or the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531921/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:56.180502+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."
}