CCM11230 - End of year: Finalisation details provided before 1SD and ready to make Enquiry decision

Section 18 allows you to make a decision provided the claimant responded to the S17 notice.

In this scenario you have both, so you can make your S18 decision.

So you should

• Make your S18 decision based upon your Enquiry evidence

Note: S18 does not require you to make a decision based upon the S17 notice response so you should enter your Enquiry decision

• Ensure a notice under S19 or S20 has been issued for any years between your Enquiry year and the year that you are finalising
• Make amendments to your Enquiry year
• Make any amendments required to intervening years
• Finalise PY and/or renew as appropriate, see CCM11300