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"In force from 5 April 2011, the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Experience) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI.No.789/2011) amend regulation 53 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to provide that someone on Work Experience will not be regarded as being in remunerative work for the purposes of section 1(2)(e) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 ('the 1995 Act').

The regulations also amend regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations so as to designate Work Experience an employment programme for the purposes of sections 19 and 20A of the 1995 Act and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. The effect is that if a person, without good cause, refuses or fails to participate in the programme, or loses their place on the programme due to misconduct, that person will receive a sanction under section 19 or 20A of the 1995 Act.

In addition, the regulations amend regulation 73 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations so that a sanction will only be imposed where an employment officer has previously provided the claimant with written notice informing them of the implications of failing to complete the Work Experience without good cause , and a claimant who during the first week leaves their Work Experience for any reason will not be subject to the sanctioning regime (unless the claimant fails to attend at all or loses the place through misconduct)."