301.—F1650[(1) A deciding officer may at any time—

(a) revise any decision of a deciding officer—

(i) where it appears to him or her that the decision was erroneous—

(I) in the light of new evidence or new facts which have been brought to his or her notice since the date on which the decision was given, or

(II) by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts,

or

(ii) where—

(I) the effect of the decision was to entitle a person to any benefit within the meaning of section 240, and

(II) it appears to the deciding officer that there has been any relevant change of circumstances which has come to notice since that decision was given,

or

(b) revise any decision of an appeals officer where—

(i) the effect of the decision of the appeals officer was to entitle a person to any benefit within the meaning of section 240, and

(ii) it appears to the deciding officer that there has been any relevant change of circumstances which has come to notice since the decision of the appeals officer was given,

and the provisions of this Part as to appeals apply to a revised decision under this subsection in the same manner as they apply to an original decision of a deciding officer.]

[1999 s30(1)(c); 2005 (SW&P) s23 & Sch 1]

(2) A deciding officer who is a bureau officer may at any time make a decision revising a determination of an employee of the Executive, including F1651[a designated person in relation] to entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance where it appears to the deciding officer that the determination ought to be revised having regard to the facts as they are established to the satisfaction of the deciding officer and the application of this Act to those facts and the provisions of this Part as to appeals shall apply to the revised decision in the same manner as they apply to an original decision of a deciding officer.

F1652[(2A) A deciding officer may at any time revise any determination of a designated person—

(a) where it appears to him or her that the determination was erroneous—

(i) in the light of new evidence or new facts which have been brought to his or her notice since the date on which the determination was made, or

(ii) by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts,

or

(b) where—

(i) the effect of the determination was to entitle a person to supplementary welfare allowance, and

(ii) it appears to the deciding officer that there has been any relevant change of circumstances which has come to notice since that determination was made,

and the provisions of this Part as to appeals shall apply to a decision of a deciding officer under this subsection in the same manner as they apply to an original decision of a deciding officer.]

[1993 s248(2)]

(3) Subsection (1)(a) shall not apply to a decision relating to a matter which is on appeal or reference under section 303 or 311 unless the revised decision would be in favour of a claimant.

[1999 s30(1)(d)]

F1651[(4) Subsection (2) or (2A) does not apply to a determination relating to a matter which is on appeal under section 311 unless the decision of a deciding officer under subsection (2A) or the revised decision under subsection (1), as the case may be, would be in favour of the claimant.]

F1653[(5) In subsections (1)(a)(ii)(II), (1)(b)(ii) and (2A)(b)(ii), the reference to any relevant change of circumstances means any relevant change of circumstances that occurred before, or occurs on or after, the coming into operation of the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2013.]