The Child Benefit (General) and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1231
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (General) and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 4th June 2014.

Section 2 Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

(1) The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “approved training”—

(i) for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—

(c) in relation to Scotland, known as “Employability Fund activity”; or

(ii) for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, known as “Training for Success” including “Programme Led Apprenticeships”, the “Pathways for Young People” element of “Pathways for Success” or the “Collaboration and Innovation Programme”;

(b) in the definition of “full-time education”, after “full-time education” insert “except in regulation 3(2)(ab)”.

(3) In regulation 3(2) (education and training condition)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

(ab) is being provided with “appropriate full-time education” in England within section 4 (appropriate full-time education or training) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, which is not—

(i) a course in preparation for a degree, a diploma of higher education, a higher national certificate, a higher national diploma, a teaching qualification, any other course which is of a standard of Edexcel, a general certificate of education (advanced level), or Scottish national qualifications at higher or advanced higher level;

(ii) provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “paragraph (a)” substitute “paragraph (a) or (ab)”.

(4) In regulation 3(4) for “paragraph (2)(a)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (2)(ab)”.

Section 3 Amendment of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002

(1) The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “advanced education” omit the words “full-time education for the purposes of”,

(b) omit the definition of “full-time education”.

(3) After regulation 5(5) (maximum age and prescribed conditions for a qualifying young person), insert—

(5A) If paragraph (5) does not apply, then for the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4) a person shall be treated as being in full-time education if that person is being provided with “appropriate full-time education” in England within section 4 (appropriate full-time education or training) of the Education and Skills Act 2008 .