In civil proceedings, you require our prior approval as a pre-condition before you can provide ABWOR in connection with:
- An Employment Tribunal
- A VAT and Duties Tribunal
- A Pensions Regulator Tribunal
- Additional Support Needs Tribunal
- Section 60, Value Added Tax Act 1994
- Section 8, Finance Act 1994
- Schedule 24, Finance Act 2007
- Schedule 41, Finance Act 2008
- Appeal against a decision of the Pensions Regulator
- Section 4, Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979
- Section 20, Child Support Act 1991
- Section 12, Social Security (recovery of Benefits)
- Section 12 or 13, Social Security Act 1998
- Section 39 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Tax Credits Act 2002
- Section 158, Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
- Section 23 Child Trust Funds Act 2004
- Section 50, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
- Appeal against a penalty imposed under section 60, Value Added Tax Act 1994
- Appeal against a penalty imposed under section 8, Finance Act 1994
- Appeal against a penalty imposed under schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008
- Appeal against a decision made under or by virtue of any of the sections 1 to 5A of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Act 1943 by a Pensions Appeal Tribunal or the first-tier tribunal
- Appeal proceedings under section 8 of the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018
The tests set out in regulation 13 of The Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 apply.
