# The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995, Regulation 15: The Secretary of State’s decision and statement of grounds

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State shall give notice in writing of his decision under section 17 of the Administration Act and of the right to request a statement of the grounds of the decision to the applicant and to any persons appearing to him to be interested therein and may publish his decision in such manner as he thinks fit.
(2) The applicant and any other persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be interested shall, on request, be furnished with such a statement of the grounds of the Secretary of State’s decision under section 17 of the Administration Act as will enable him to determine whether any question of law (not being a question which has been referred to the High Court or the Court of Session in accordance with section 18(1) of that Act) has arisen upon which he may appeal to the High Court of the Court of Session under section 18(3) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1801/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-adjudication-regulations-1995/regulation-15
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