# The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Regulation 6: Amendment of Schedule 3 to the ESA Regulations


In Schedule 3 to the ESA Regulations (Assessment of whether a Claimant has Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity)—
(a) in Activity 1, for the wording in column 1 substitute—
“1 Mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aid if such aid is normally, or could reasonably be, worn or used.”;
(b) in Activity 6, for the wording in column 1 substitute—
“6 Making self understood through speaking, writing, typing, or other means which are normally, or could reasonably be, used, unaided by another person.”;
(c) in Activity 7, for the wording in column 1 substitute—
“7 Understanding communication by:
(i) verbal means (such as hearing or lip reading) alone,
(ii) non-verbal means (such as reading 16 point print or Braille) alone, or
(iii) a combination of (i) and (ii),
using any aid that is normally, or could reasonably be, used, unaided by another person.”; and
(d) in Activity 8, for the wording in column 1, substitute—
“8 Absence or loss of control whilst conscious leading to extensive evacuation of the bowel and/or voiding of the bladder, other than enuresis (bed-wetting), despite the wearing or use of any aids or adaptations which are normally, or could reasonably be, worn or used.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3096/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-6
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