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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-community-task-force-regulations-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/354",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Community Task Force) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-community-task-force-regulations-2010",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”) on account of the introduction of the employment programme established under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50) known as the Community Task Force.\nThe Community Task Force is an employment programme in which jobseeker’s allowance claimants aged over 18 years and less than 25 years are required to participate for up to 13 weeks. It combines work experience and job search activity.\nIn particular, the Regulations amend regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations so as to designate the Community Task Force as an employment programme for the purposes of sections 19 and 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (see regulation 2(3) of these Regulations). The effect is that if a person, without good cause, refuses or fails to participate in the programme, or loses their place on the programme due to misconduct, that person will receive a sanction under section 19 or 20A of the 1995 Act.\nThese Regulations also amend regulation 69 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to provide for the sanction period for an act or omission relating to the Community Task Force. A sanction may be of 2, 4 or 13 weeks duration (see regulation 2(2)). Where the Secretary of State notifies a person that they are no longer required to participate in the Community Task Force, the sanction can be lifted, subject to a minimum sanction period of one week (regulation 2(2)(g)).\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/354/note",
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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."
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