The Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2011/1554 |
2011 No. 1554
Social Security
The Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011
Made 21th June 2011
Laid before Parliament 27th June 2011
Coming into force 11th October 2011
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 189(1), (4) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19921.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 11th October 2011.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
2. In paragraph (7) of regulation 3A of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19872(notification that claim not required for entitlement to a Category A or B retirement pension), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)
“(ca) any provision of the Social Security Fraud Act 20013and regulations made by virtue of any such provision;”.
Steve Webb
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
21st June 2011
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 ( S.I. 1987/1968).
In particular, they relate to the persons who may receive a notification from the Secretary of State that they will not need to make a claim in order to be awarded a Category A or B retirement pension because they are in receipt of certain benefits 8 weeks before reaching the age for entitlement to such a pension. They provide that such notifications may also be sent to those persons who would have been in receipt of those benefits at that time but for the application of a sanction under, or by virtue of, any provision of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c.11). Sanctions under, or by virtue of, that Act apply where a person has been convicted of, or has accepted a caution or an administrative penalty in respect of, an offence relating to a social security benefit.
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