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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-new-deal-regulations-1997/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2863",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-new-deal-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Interpretation of section 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and Part V of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations",
  "text": "For regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations there shall be substituted the following—\n“ Interpretation\n75 (1) For the purposes of section 19 and of this Part:\n(a) “an employment programme\" means—\n(i) any one of the following programmes of advice, guidance or job search assistance provided in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 , known as—\n(aa) Jobplan Workshop, being a programme of up to one week to provide advice and guidance on jobs, training and employment opportunity;\n(bb) 1-2-1, being a programme of up to 6 interviews to give advice, support and encouragement and to identify matters that are preventing a return to work;\n(cc) Workwise (in Scotland, Worklink), being a programme of up to 4 weeks of guidance and practical assistance in job search;\n(dd) Jobfinder, being a programme of up to 7 interviews to give advice, support and guidance in job search and with emphasis on obtaining employment as soon as possible; and\n(ee) Restart course, being a programme of up to 2 weeks with emphasis on job search; and\n(ii) any one of the following programmes, provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and for which only persons who are aged 18 years or over and less than 26 years immediately prior to entry may be eligible, known as—\n(aa) the Employment Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to 26 weeks and which includes for that individual employed earner’s employment, training and support;\n(bb) the Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to six months and which includes for that individual employed earner’s employment or a work placement combined in either case with training, support and job search;\n(cc) the Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to six months and which includes for that individual employed earner’s employment or a work placement combined in either case with training, support and job search.\n(b) “a training scheme\" means—\n(i) a scheme for training for which persons aged less than 18 years are eligible and for which persons aged 18 years or over and less than 25 years may be eligible, provided in England and Wales directly or indirectly by a Training and Enterprise Council pursuant to its arrangement with the Secretary of State (whether that arrangement is known as an Operating Agreement or by any other name) and, in Scotland, directly or indirectly by a Local Enterprise Company pursuant to its arrangement with, as the case may be, Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (whether that arrangement is known as an Operating Contract or by any other name); and\n(ii) the scheme, provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and for which only persons who are aged 18 years or over and less than 26 years immediately prior to entry may be eligible, known as the Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal, being a scheme which lasts for any individual for up to one year and which includes for that individual some or all of the following, namely education, training, work experience and support in job search skills.\n(2) In section 19, except subsection (2), and in this Part, except regulation 69 and the first occasion on which the word occurs in regulation 72(5A)(a), “week\" means any period of 7 consecutive days.\n(3) In section 19(2), regulation 69 and the first occasion on which the word occurs in regulation 72(5A)(a), “week\" means benefit week.\n(4) In section 19, except subsection (9), and in this Part, “employment\" means employed earner’s employment other than such employment in which a person is employed whilst participating in an employment programme falling within paragraph (1)(a)(ii); and “employed earner\" shall be construed accordingly.\n(5) In section 19(9), “employment\" means employed earner’s employment.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1973 c.50; section 2 was substituted by section 25 of the Employment Act 1988 (c.19) and amended by section 47 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c.19)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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."
}