To deal with the late capture of a claim from a same sex couple
received before 5th December 2005, consider steps 1 to 5 below
| 1 | Use Function CAPTURE
APPLICATION
- Select 'Application' on the toolbar
menu
- Select 'Capture New' from the options available if you are
capturing a new claim. Go to step 2
- Select 'Capture Current' from the options available if you are
entering further details on to a partially captured claim. Go to
step 3
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| 2 | When you have selected
the 'Capture New' option
- Go to the Log screen and enter the
information provided by the claimants
- Check to make sure that the date you have
entered in the Date Application Received field matches the date
stamped on the claim form
Note: It is important to make sure that you have
entered the correct date of receipt as you will not be able to
correct it later if the claim is from a same sex couple
- Click on the [Continue] button
Then
- If the date does not match
- Click on the [Continue] button
Then
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| 3 | Enter the personal
details in respect of both claimants in the Applicant 1 and
Applicant 2 screens
- As the same sex has been entered for both
claimants and the date of receipt is before 5th December 2005, the
following message will display
‘Both Applicants are the same sex. Claim must be
withdrawn’
- Check the claimants' details on the claim
form to make sure that both claimants are the same sex
- If you have made a mistake and the claim is from an opposite
sex couple
- Go to the relevant Applicant box and click on the Male or
Female
checkbox as appropriate to
correct the claimant’s details
- If both claimants are the same sex and you have come to this
step from step 1 above, go to step 4
- If both claimants are the same sex and you have come to this
step from step 2 above
- Click on the [Store] button. An entry will be created on the
'Incomplete Applications' Work List
Note: Do not withdraw the claim or no entry will
be created on the 'Incomplete Applications' Work List and it will
not be possible to take any follow up action
Then
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| 4 | Check the date stamp on
the claim form to make sure it was received before 5th December
2005
- If the claim was received before 5th
December 2005
- Click on the [Store] button. An entry will be created on the
'Incomplete Applications' Work List
Note: Do not withdraw the claim or no entry will
be created on the 'Incomplete Applications' Work List and it will
not be possible to take any follow up action
Then
- If the claim was received on or after 5th
December 2005, this indicates that the wrong date was entered in
the Date Application Received field on the Log screen
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| 5 | Store the claim form at
remote storage. Follow the guidance in
Preparing And Sending
Documents For Storage |