§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will place in the Library a copy of the instructions and guidance issued to his officials, including adjudication officers, regarding the circumstances in which the question of a person's incapacity for work is to be referred to a medical practitioner under regulation 8 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1986.
§ Mr. PortilloCurrent advice to adjudication officers on this is covered in part V of the insurance officer's guide and in IOG memos 462 and 463, copies of which are in the Library. From April 1988, this guidance will be in volume 8 of the adjudication officer's guide and copies will be placed in the Library.