Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013

after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraph—

“(2A)

Where C’s ability to carry out an activity is assessed, C is to be assessed as satisfying a descriptor only if C can do so—

(a)

safely;

(b)

to an acceptable standard;

(c)

repeatedly; and

(d)

within a reasonable time period.”; and

after paragraph (3) insert the following paragraph—

“(4)

In this regulation—

(a)

“safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to C or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity;

(b)

“repeatedly” means as often as the activity being assessed is reasonably required to be completed; and

(c)

“reasonable time period” means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.”