Paragraph 6 AppealsF1

(1)

The liable person or the Secretary of State may appeal to the appropriate appellate court on a point of law against—

(a)

a decision to, or not to, make, vary or revoke a DWP disqualification order;

(b)

the terms of a DWP disqualification order.

(2)

An appeal under this paragraph must be made within the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the day on which notice of the decision to which it relates is given.

(3)

On an appeal under this paragraph, the appropriate appellate court may—

(a)

where the appeal relates to a DWP disqualification order that has been made—

(i)

dismiss the appeal,

(ii)

vary the order in any way that would have been available to the court that made it, or

(iii)

revoke the order, or

(b)

where the appeal is against a decision not to make a DWP disqualification order—

(i)

dismiss the appeal, or

(ii)

make a DWP disqualification order that the court could have made.

(4)

In this Schedule, the “appropriate appellate court” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, the Crown Court, and

(b)

in Scotland, the Sheriff Appeal Court.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3ZB inserted (2.12.2025 but only for the purposes of making regulations, 24.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (c. 28), s. 109(2)(b), Sch. 6 (with s. 105); S.I. 2026/601, reg. 2(1)(h)