Social Security (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 T ENETS AND OVERSIGHT Principles 1 The Scottish social security principles 1A Effect of the principles Scottish Ministers’ duty to promote take-up 1B Scottish Ministers’ duty to promote take-up 1C Recognition of importance of inclusive communication 1CA Recognition of importance of accessible information 1E Recognition of importance of independent advice and advocacy 1EA Recognition of importance of available data 1GB Strategy to promote take-up 1IA Further provision about preparing strategies to promote take-up 1G Right to advocacy 1GA Advocacy service standards Restriction of private-sector involvement 1J Restriction on private-sector involvement in assessments 1K Assessors to be suitably qualified 1L Assessments only to be required where necessary Charter 2 The Scottish social security charter 3 Preparing the first charter 4 Publication of the charter 5 Reviewing the charter 5A Effect of the charter Accountability 6 Annual report 6A Scottish Commission on Social Security 6B Commission functions Interpretation 7 Meaning of “Scottish social security system” SP Bill 18B Session 5 (2018) ii Social Security (Scotland) Bill 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” 9A Individual’s right to end 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 17A Housing assistance 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 23A Late request for 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 27A Initiating an appeal 28 Time for appeal 29 First-tier Tribunal’s power to determine entitlement Further provision about determining entitlement 33 Decisions comprising determination 34 Determination on basis of ongoing entitlement 35 Determination without application 35A Duty to inform about possible eligibility iii Social Security (Scotland) Bill Obtaining information to make determination 30 Obligation to provide information on request 30A Requirement to justify assessment requests 31 Duty to notify change of circumstances 32 Lifting of duty to notify change of circumstances Appointees 32A Appointment of person to act on behalf of individual Support during discussions and assessments 32B Right to support 32BA Right to reports used in determining entitlement Right to appeal Scottish Ministers’ process decisions 32C Appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions Presumption about when information is received 29A Presumption for purposes of sections 23, 23A and 28 C HAPTER 4 R...