# The Social Security (Quarterly Work-focused Interviews for Certain Lone Parents) Regulations 2004, Regulation 8: Good cause


Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a relevant person has shown good cause for the relevant person’s failure to take part in an interview include—
(a) that the relevant person misunderstood the requirement to take part in the interview due to any learning, language or literacy difficulties of the relevant person or any misleading information given to him by an officer;
(b) that the relevant person was attending a medical or dental appointment, or accompanying a person for whom the relevant person has caring responsibilities to such an appointment, and that it would have been unreasonable in the circumstances to rearrange the appointment;
(c) that the relevant person had difficulties with his normal mode of transport and that no reasonable alternative was available;
(d) that the established customs and practices of the religion to which the relevant person belongs prevented him from attending on the day or at the time or place fixed for the interview;
(e) that the relevant person was attending an interview with an employer with a view to obtaining employment;
(f) that the relevant person was pursuing employment opportunities as a self-employed earner;
(g) that the relevant person or a dependant or a person for whom the relevant person provides care suffered an accident, sudden illness or relapse of a physical or mental health condition;
(h) that the relevant person was attending the funeral of a close relative or close friend on the day fixed for the interview;
(i) that a disability of the relevant person made it impracticable for him to attend at the time fixed for the interview.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2244/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-quarterly-work-focused-interviews-for-certain-lone-parents-regulations-2004/regulation-8
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