Schedule 7 | Regulations not requiring prior submission
From legislation.gov.uk
26 October 2026
Part ISocial Security Advisory Committee
Personal independence paymentF1
(A1)Regulations under section 78(3) or 79(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.F1
Disability living allowance
(1)Regulations under section 72(3) or 73(10) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
Industrial Injuries
(2)Regulations relating only to industrial injuries benefit.
Up-rating etc
(3)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only provisions in consequence of an order under one or more of the following provisions—section 141, 143, ... or 145 above;section 150 or 150A above.F2F3F4
Benefit capF5
(3A)Regulations under section 96A of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.F5
Earnings limits
(4)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only regulations to make provision consequential on regulations under section 5 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.F6
Married women and widows – reduced rate contributions
(5)RepealedF7
Child benefit
(6)Regulations prescribing the rate or any of the rates of child benefit in Great Britain.
(7)Regulations varying social security benefits following an increase of the rate or any of the rates of child benefit in Great Britain.
Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay
(8)Regulations under section ... 167 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.F8
Procedural rules for tribunals
(9)RepealedF9
Consolidation
(10)Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them.
Part IIIndustrial Injuries Advisory Council
(11)Regulations under section 121(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
(12)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only provision in consequence of an order under section 141, 143, ... , 150 or 150A above.F10F11F12
(13)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument made within a period of 6 months from the date of any Act passed after this Act and directed to be construed as one with this Act, where the statutory instrument states that it contains only regulations to make provision consequential on the passing of the Act, and the Act does not exclude this paragraph in respect of the regulations.
(14)RepealedF13
(15)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only regulations making with respect to industrial injuries or its administration the same or substantially the same provision as has been, or is to be, made with respect to other benefit as defined in section 122(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.
(16)Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that the only provision with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration that is made by the regulations is the same or substantially the same as provision made by the instrument with respect to other benefit as defined in section 122(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.
(17)Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them.