{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007/section-1C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007/section-1C.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2007/2",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "section/1C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1C",
  "heading": "Claimant commitment",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Part a “claimant commitment” is a record of the claimant's responsibilities in relation to an award of an employment and support allowance.\n(2) A claimant commitment is to be prepared by the Department ... and may be reviewed and updated as that department thinks fit.\n(3) A claimant commitment is to be in such form as the Department thinks fit.\n(4) A claimant commitment is to include—\n(a) any prescribed information, and\n(b) any other information the Department ... considers it appropriate to include.\n(5) For the purposes of this Part a claimant accepts a claimant commitment if, and only if, the claimant accepts the most up-to-date version of it in such manner as may be prescribed.\n(6) Regulations may provide that, in prescribed circumstances, a claimant is to be treated as having satisfied the condition mentioned in section 1(3)(aa).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 1C inserted (2.5.2016 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 60(3); S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1C(2) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 52 (with art. 9(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1C(4)(b) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 52 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nisi/2015/2006",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2007/2/section/1C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:31.107511+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}