Article 76 Reports by the Department

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

The Department shall prepare, either annually or at such times or intervals as may be prescribed, a report on—

(a)

the standards achieved by the Department in the making of decisions against which an appeal lies to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 2;

(b)

the standards of advice and assistance provided under Article 138 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015; and

(c)

the operation of sanctions.

(1A)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) a sanction is—

(a)

the reduction in the amount of an award of universal credit, a jobseeker's allowance, income support or an employment and support allowance on account of a failure by a person to comply with any requirement or any other conduct of a person;

(b)

the loss of, or reduction in the amount of, any sanctionable benefit under the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.

(1B)

A report under paragraph (1)(c) must contain details of—

(a)

the number of persons affected by sanctions;

(b)

the periods for which such persons are affected;

(c)

the reasons for which sanctions are imposed;

(d)

the benefits or allowances which are reduced or lost.

(2)

A copy of every such report shall be laid before the Assembly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 76(1)-(1B) substituted for art. 76(1) (17.2.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 125; S.R. 2016/46, art. 3(4)(j)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481