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Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
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· 2025-01-23
2025-12-15
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
2025-05-10
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
2025-01-24
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
Changes on 2025-01-24
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
- (a) in subsection (1), after “40” insert “or 49B”,
- (b) in subsection (4)(b)(i) (as modified by [section 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/4/enacted)[(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/4/2/enacted)[(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/2/b/enacted)[(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/2/b/i/enacted)), after “40” insert “or 49B”.
- (b) in subsection (4)(b)(i) (as modified by [section 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/4/2025-01-24)[(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/4/2/2025-01-24)[(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/2/b/2025-01-24)[(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/2/b/i/2025-01-24)), after “40” insert “or 49B”.
- (4) In section 45 (notice where re-determination not made timeously), in subsection (1)(a)(ii), after “37” insert “or 49A”.
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
- (2) In the italic heading immediately preceding section 61, for “*Right to appeal”*substitute “*Appeal against”.*
- (3) In section 61 (appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions), after subsection (3B) (inserted by [section 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/enacted)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/6/enacted)[(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/6/d/enacted)) insert—
- (3) In section 61 (appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions), after subsection (3B) (inserted by [section 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/2025-01-24)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/6/2025-01-24)[(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/5/6/d/2025-01-24)) insert—
> (3C) In an appeal under this section, the First-tier Tribunal may—
> (a) uphold the decision,
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
- (1) The 2018 Act is modified as follows.
- (2) After [section 85F](#p02578) (inserted by [section 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/15/enacted)[(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/15/2/enacted)) insert—
- (2) After [section 85F](#p02578) (inserted by [section 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/15/2025-01-24)[(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/15/2/2025-01-24)) insert—
> (85G)
> (1) Where a person appointed under section 85A or 85B (or treated as being so appointed as a result of regulations made under [section 85F](#p02578)) uses any funds of the child or (as the case may be) other individual for whom the person is acting—
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
> (b) in breach of any duty or responsibility arising from that appointment,
> (c) after the person’s appointment is terminated,
> that person is liable to repay those funds to the child or other individual.
> (2) A person appointed under section 85A or 85B (or treated as being so appointed as a result of regulations made under [section 85F](#p02578)) is not liable under [subsection (1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/16/1/enacted) where the person has—
> (2) A person appointed under section 85A or 85B (or treated as being so appointed as a result of regulations made under [section 85F](#p02578)) is not liable under [subsection (1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/16/1/2025-01-24) where the person has—
> (a) acted reasonably and in good faith, or
> (b) failed to act and the failure was reasonable and in good faith.
@@ -1648,23 +1648,3 @@
[^key-4242626266b17fc201c9d487c0dc5ba6]: S. 27 in force at 24.1.2025, see [s. 27(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/27/1)
[^key-feb6b8c9b6e17f27878031f0bec8d9c0]: S. 28 in force at 24.1.2025, see [s. 27(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/2/section/27/1)
#### Recovery of value of assistance from compensation payments
#### Scrutiny of regulations by the Commission
#### Removal of Commission’s status as body corporate
#### Removal of Commission’s accounting and auditing duties
#### Duty on Commission to publish annual report
#### Meaning of “2018 Act”
#### Ancillary provision
#### Regulation-making powers
#### Commencement
#### Short title
2025-01-23
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
original version
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