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PART 2 U.K.REVISION

CHAPTER 2U.K.REVISION ON SPECIFIC GROUNDS

Sanctions cases etc.U.K.

14.—(1) The following decisions may be revised—

(a)a decision that the amount of an employment and support allowance is to be reduced by virtue of section 11J(1) (sanctions) M1 of the 2007 Act;

(b)a decision that the amount of a jobseeker's allowance is to be reduced by virtue of section 6J (higher-level sanctions) or 6K(1) (other sanctions) M2 of the Jobseekers Act;

(c)a decision that the amount of universal credit is to be reduced by virtue of section 26(1) (higher-level sanctions) or 27(1) (other sanctions) of the 2012 Act.

(d)A decision under section 6B, 7 or 9 (“the loss of benefit provisions”) of the Fraud Act M3 that benefit ceases to be payable or falls to be reduced as a result of the person—

(e)being convicted of an offence; or

(f)agreeing to pay a penalty as an alternative to prosecution,

may be revised where that conviction is quashed or set aside by a court or where the person withdraws the agreement to pay the penalty.

Marginal Citations

M1Section 11J was inserted by section 57 of the 2012 Act.

M2Sections 6J and 6K were inserted by section 49 of the 2012 Act.

M3Section 6B was inserted by section 24(1) the 2009 Act. Section 6B is amended by section 113(8) of the 2012 Act and by the 2009 and 2012 Acts, from a date to be appointed. Section 7 was amended by paragraph 45 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act, by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act, by section 49 of, and paragraph 23 to Schedule 3 to, the 2007 Act and by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2009 Act. Section 7(4A) was inserted by paragraph 45(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act. Section 7(4B) was inserted by paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act. Section 9(4A) was inserted by paragraph 46(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act. Section 9(4B) was inserted by paragraph 23(5) of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act.