Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 287
Social Security
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020
Made
at 9.59 a.m. on 12th March 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 4.00 p.m. on 12th March 2020
Coming into force
13th March 2020
M1 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(4), 153(6), 163(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , makes the following Regulations.
M2 In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 , it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Citation and commencement I1
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 13th March 2020.
Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 I2
M3 2. —(1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (persons deemed incapable of work)—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the introductory words, omit “either”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”;
(c) after paragraph (1)(b), insert—
“ ; or
(c) he is—
(i) isolating himself from other people in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus disease, in accordance with guidance published by Public Health England, NHS National Services Scotland M4 or Public Health Wales M5 and effective on 12th March 2020; and
(ii) by reason of that isolation is unable to work. ”
(3) After paragraph (3) insert—
“ (4) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—
“ Public Health England ” means the executive agency of that name of the Department of Health and Social Care; and
“ coronavirus disease ” means COVID-19. ”
Expiry
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions