The Weekly Law Reports
[2018] 1 WLR 2657
Upper Tribunal
*A-K
v
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2017] UKUT 420 (AAC)
2016 April 27;
2017 Oct 13
2017 Oct 13
Judge Wright
Discrimination— Public sector equality duty— Whether applicable— Amending regulations extending entitlement to higher rate component of disability living allowance to persons aged 65 years old or less with severe visual impairment— Public sector equality duty coming into effect after regulations made— Whether capable of rendering regulations unlawful for breach of duty—
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4) (as amended by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c 24), s 14(4) and Pensions Act 2007 (c 22), Sch 1, para 42(2)), ss 73(1AB)(a), 75(1)
—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), s 149(1)
—
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1651), reg 2
Tribunal— Upper Tribunal— Jurisdiction— Statutory appeal to Upper Tribunal— Whether tribunal having jurisdiction to rule on issues relating to public sector equality duty— Extent to which tribunal’s judicial review jurisdiction available to enable such issues to be determined—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 113, 149(1)
This content is available only to subscribers. If you have a subscription to this content, please log in.
If not, you can subscribe online, request a free trial, or contact ICLR by email at enquiries@iclr.co.uk or on +44 (0) 207 242 6471 to discuss further options.
JOHs should sign in via eLIS.
If not, you can subscribe online, request a free trial, or contact ICLR by email at enquiries@iclr.co.uk or on +44 (0) 207 242 6471 to discuss further options.
JOHs should sign in via eLIS.