Social Security (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Order 2008.

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A decision made (21/01/2008) regarding: Social Security (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Order 2008.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2008-0005
Decision Summary Title :	DS - SocSec (Consequential Amndmts) (Jsy) Order 2008		Date of Decision Summary:	10 January 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Sue Duhamel, Strategy Analyst		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	DS - SocSec (Consequential Amndmts) (Jsy) Order 2008		Date of Written Report:	10 January 2008
Written Report Author:	Sue Duhamel, Strategy Analyst		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Social Security (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Order 2008
Decision(s): The Minister made the Social Security (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Order 2008
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister approved the Order that makes amendments to certain Orders made under the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974. These amendments are largely consequential on the replacement of certain non-contributory benefits with income support and changes to the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974 made by the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007. Further modifications have been made to assimilate as far as possible the adjudication procedures for income support and social security. In particular, changes are made to the Social Security (Determination of Claims and Questions) (Jersey) Order 1974 consequent on there now being a re-determination by a second determining officer before there can be any appeal, and to provide for the constitution of the Social Security Tribunal. There is also a new provision inserted into that Order that provides that an appeal shall be treated as abandoned where the applicant fails to provide further particulars required by the Tribunal within a given time. The procedure for both the Social Security Tribunal and the medical appeal Tribunal that deals with disabled questions now mirror that for the Medical Appeal Tribunal governing income support appeals on medical grounds. The Order comes into force on 28th January 2008, when the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007 comes into force.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Notify the Greffe and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made and forward the signed and sealed Order to the Greffe for notification to the States.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):