Social Security (Scotland) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 P RINCIPLES , CHARTER AND ACCOUNTABILITY Principles 1 The Scottish social security principles Charter 2 The Scottish social security charter 3 Preparing the first charter 4 Publication of the charter 5 Reviewing the charter Accountability 6 Annual report Interpretation 7 Meaning of “Scottish social security system” P ART 2 G IVING OF ASSISTANCE BY S COTTISH M INISTERS C HAPTER 1 A SSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT 8 Duty to give assistance 9 Meaning of “determination of entitlement” 10 Later determination supersedes earlier C HAPTER 2 T YPES OF ASSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN 11 Carer’s assistance 12 Cold-spell heating assistance 13 Winter heating assistance 14 Disability assistance 15 Early years assistance 16 Employment-injury assistance 17 Funeral expense assistance SP Bill 18 Session 5 (2017) ii Social Security (Scotland) Bill 18 Short-term assistance C HAPTER 3 D ETERMINING ENTITLEMENT Determination by the Scottish Ministers 19 Duty to make determination 20 Application for assistance 21 Withdrawal of application 22 Notice of determination Re-determination by the Scottish Ministers 23 Right to request re-determination 24 Duty to re-determine 25 Notice of re-determination 26 Notice where re-determination not made timeously Appeal against the Scottish Ministers’ determination 27 Right to appeal to First-tier Tribunal 28 Time for appeal 29 First-tier Tribunal’s power to determine entitlement Obtaining information to make determination 30 Obligation to provide information on request 31 Duty to notify change of circumstances 32 Lifting of duty to notify change of circumstances Further provision about determining entitlement 33 Decisions comprising determination 34 Determination on basis of ongoing entitlement 35 Determination without application C HAPTER 4 R ECOVERY OF ASSISTANCE GIVEN IN ERROR 36 Liability 37 Consideration for debtor’s circumstances 38 Prescription of liability C HAPTER 5 O FFENCES AND INVESTIGATIONS Offences 39 Offence of trying to obtain assistance by deceit 40 Offence of failing to notify 41 Offence of causing a failure to notify 42 Individual culpability for offending by an organisation Investigations 43 Power to make provision about investigations Social Security (Scotland) Bill iii 44 Code of practice on investigations P ART 3 S UPPLEMENTING ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER ENACTMENTS Top up of reserved benefits 45 Power to provide for top up 46 Restrictions on power Carer’s allowance: temporary provision 47 Carer’s allowance supplement 48 Power to repeal temporary provision P ART 4 D ISCRETIONARY HOUSING PAYMENTS 49 Local authorities’ power to make payments 50 Restrictions on power to make payments 51 Local authorities’ duty to provide information about payments 52 Guidance 53 Power to modify section 49 P ART 5 F INAL PROVISIONS 54 Ancillary provision 55 Regulation-making powers 56 Commencement 57 Short title __________ Schedule 1—Carer’s assistance regulations Schedule 2—Cold-spell heating assistance regulations Schedule 3—Winter heating assistance regulations Schedule 4—Disability assistance regulations Schedule 5—Early years assistance regulations Schedule 6—Employment-injury assistance regulations Schedule 7—Funeral expense assistance regulations Social Security (Scotland) Bill 1 Part 1—Principles, charter and accountability THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED: Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 18-EN...