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The Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013〔(Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes Bill documentation ) Parliament.uk〕 is an emergency Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced to the House of Commons in March 2013.〔(Stages of the Bill ) Parliament.uk〕 It retrospectively changed the law to make past actions of the government which the courts had found unlawful to be lawful. As of July 2014, the Act has itself been found to be unlawful, contravening Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. == Content and passage of the Bill == Related to programmes through the United Kingdom's Coalition Government's "Work Programme",〔(The Work Programme ) Department for Work and Pensions〕 created by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Jobseeker's (Back to Work Schemes) Bill addressed situations where Jobseeker's Allowance claimants may be asked to work without pay in some circumstances.〔(MPs blast government's flagship Work Programme ) ''The Guardian''〕 The Bill was drafted as a direct result of a court case against the Government lodged by Caitlin Reilly and Jamieson Wilson.〔(Poundland 'forced labour' was lawful work scheme, High Court rules ) ''The Telegraph''〕 They won their case that the "Work Programme" schemes had not been enacted and implemented entirely lawfully, implying that the state should repay benefits unlawfully withheld from claimants.〔(Poundland Graduate Cait Reilly Wins Appeal ) Sky News〕 The DWP reacted to confirm that existing regulations would be tightened up to retain the scheme, saying that only those "serious in finding work" would continue to claim benefits.〔(Graduate's Poundland victory leaves government work schemes in tatters ) ''The Guardian''〕 Secretary of State Iain Duncan Smith confirmed in media interviews that the Jobseeker's (Back to Work Schemes) Bill was drafted in reaction to the court case, as he wanted to deal with people he said thought they "were too good" for such schemes.〔(IDS attacks people who 'think they're too good' for work schemes ) BBC News〕 The Bill was introduced before the appeal process in Reilly and Jamieson's case was complete. The Bill was "introduced to avoid the need to repay claimants who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with requirements under the ESE Regulations".〔(Explanatory notes ) Parliament.uk〕 "ESE Regulations" are those contained in the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011.〔(The Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 ) Legislation.gov.uk〕 The process for drafting and debating the Bill received criticism, as it would effectively reverse the court of appeal's decision and penalise people who were not acting unlawfully at the time.〔(The Coalition Government thinks it is above the law ) CIVITAS〕 Civil rights organisations linked such moves with oppressive regimes.〔(IDS' emergency jobseeker law sparks civil liberties outrage ) Politics.co.uk〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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