Regulation 6 Deferment of requirement to take part in an interview
Except in a case to which paragraph (2) applies, an officer shall arrange for an interview to take place as soon as reasonably practicable after the claim is made or the requirement, under regulation 4(3) to (5), arises.
This paragraph applies where an officer determines, in the case of any particular person, that the requirement to take part in an interview shall not apply at the time the claim is made or the event occurs because an interview would not at that time—
be of assistance to that person; or
be appropriate in the circumstances.
An officer who determines in accordance with paragraph (2) that the requirement to take part in an interview shall not apply, shall also determine when that determination is made, the time when the requirement to take part in an interview is to apply in the claimant’s case.
Where an interview has been deferred in accordance with this regulation, then until both—
a determination has been made that the claimant is to take part in an interview; and
a determination has been made as to whether the claimant in fact took part in an interview,
he shall be treated for the purposes of any claim for, or entitlement to, a specified benefit as having complied with any requirement to take part in an interview.
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Textual amendments
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Reg. 6 revoked (30.9.2002) by Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1703), reg. 1, Sch. 1 (with reg. 16(2)(3))