SPM240500 | Information Powers - who can be issued with a Formal Information Notice
From HM Revenue & Customs · Statutory Payments Manual
SMP and SSP
You can only issue a Formal Information Notice to a person:
claiming to be entitled to SMP or SSP
who is a party to the decision about entitlement, which includes a person:
who is, or has been, an employer of a person claiming to be entitled to SMP or SSP
carrying on an agency or other business who introduces or supplies people to do work or perform services
who is a servant or agent of any of the above people.
SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP and SNCP
You can only issue a Formal Information Notice to a person:
claiming to be entitled to SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP or SNCP
who is or has been the spouse, partner or civil partner of a person claiming to be entitled to SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP or SNCP
who is, or has been, an employer of a person claiming to be entitled to SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP or SNCP
carrying on an agency or other business who introduces or supplies people to do work or perform services
who is a servant or agent of any of the above people.