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The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Amendment Regulations 2020

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2020-10-21
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 21st October 2020

Laid before Parliament: 22nd October 2020

Coming into force: 12th November 2020

In accordance with section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to consult with representative bodies.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 12th November 2020.

Amendment of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations

2

In regulation 6(2) of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020[^f00007] for “eight months” substitute “14 months”.

Signed

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Will Quince — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Work and Pensions — 21st October 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/409) in response to the continuing outbreak of coronavirus in Great Britain.

Those Regulations made provision to enable individuals on temporary release from prison due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Great Britain to access means tested benefits during the period of that release.

Upon the Secretary of State having reviewed the operation of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020, regulation 2 amends the provision by which those Regulations expire after eight months so that they now expire at the end of the period of 14 months beginning on 13th March 2020.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.4. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175 is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of the Act.

[^f00002]: 1995 c.18. Section 6 is substituted by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 35 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00003]: 2002 c.16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00004]: 2007 c.5. Section 4 and paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 12 were repealed for certain purposes by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00005]: 2012 c.5. Section 40 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

[^f00006]: 1992 c.5.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2020/409.

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