# The Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 9: Claimant may be called for a consultation to determine whether the claimant has limited or severely limited ability to carry out activities


(1) Where it falls to be determined whether C has limited ability or severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities or mobility activities, C may be required to do either or both of the following—
(a) attend for and participate in a consultation in person;
(b) participate in a consultation by telephone or by video.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where C fails without good reason to attend for or participate in a consultation referred to in paragraph (1), a negative determination must be made.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply unless—
(a) written notice of the date, time and, where applicable, place for the consultation is sent to C at least 7 days in advance; or
(b) C agrees, whether in writing or otherwise, to accept a shorter period of notice of those matters.
(4) In paragraph (3), reference to written notice includes notice sent by electronic communication where C has agreed to accept correspondence in that way and “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 4(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.
(5) In this regulation, a reference to consultation is to a consultation with a person approved by the Department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/217/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-independence-payment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-9
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