Regulations subject to SSAC statutory scrutiny
Regulations subject to statutory scrutiny by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)
SSAC performs a mandatory scrutiny of most of the complex regulations that underpin the social security system on behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland, and also for the benefit of Parliament. Its role is to support the departments in ensuring that its secondary legislation is of high quality and that it delivers the policy intent of ministers. The full remit of the Committee is set out in the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
The Committee also scrutinises social security legislation brought forward by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in accordance with a Memorandum of understanding.