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Benefit Safeguards - policy issues
1) some very interesting evidence to the WPSC from a few days ago https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/critical-that-dwp-conceives-of-its-safeguarding-procedures-as-a-duty-of-care-academics-tell-mps
2) Therese Coffey and Peter Schofield appeared in front of the committee today. The transcript isn’t up yet but there were a few points relevant to this thread
- Therese Coffey hinted at a secret policy (i.e. she was unwilling to discuss in public) regarding identifying and supporting vulnerable claimants during managed migration for UC. She was unwilling to discuss so as not to deter claimants from engaging with migration notices
- DWP are using receipt of ESA as one proxy for vulnerability in the managed migration discovery phase
- as yet there’s no s.23 agreement reached between EHRC and DWP
Discusses vulnerability and UC managed migration: https://askcpag.org.uk/document-downloads/208086/early-insight-into-managed-migration—-briefing-note-for-select-committee
[ Edited: 6 Jan 2023 at 11:10 am by Owen_Stevens ]DWP stated, in their ARA, that a review of the SCP had taken place and that work was being carried out on embedding improvements identified by the review. However, DWP say that the review was not documented in any way.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/scp_review#incoming-2090260
DWP Excellence Plan
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Owen_Stevens - 05 August 2022 12:58 PMDWP Excellence Plan
More information drip fed from DWP. I’ve requested that the ICO continues to investigate the complaint.
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Owen_Stevens - 02 September 2022 11:56 AMOwen_Stevens - 05 August 2022 12:58 PMDWP Excellence Plan
More information drip fed from DWP. I’ve requested that the ICO continues to investigate the complaint.
Thanks for this Owen! I’ve rescanned it to make it easier read.
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Thanks Andy, that’s appreciated
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Owen_Stevens - 02 September 2022 03:16 PMThanks Andy, that’s appreciated
Must share it with our new Partnership manager.
Update on complaints reforms at p.25 https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Departmental-Overview-2021-22-DWP.pdf
Include a few bits and pieces on vulenrability and complex needs: https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2022-0810/I-UCPB_27.10.20-BTL03-Update-Product_Delivery_Since_Covid.pdf & https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2022-0810/D-UCPB_27.10.20-3-Next_Phase_Product_Development.pdf
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Morning,
Does anyone have an up to date copy of the area Advanced Customer Support Leads?
Many thanks
Owen_Stevens - 02 September 2022 11:56 AMOwen_Stevens - 05 August 2022 12:58 PMDWP Excellence Plan
More information drip fed from DWP.
Drip drip, more excellence
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The Independent Case Examiner criticises DWP’s record in identifying claimant vulnerability
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-complaints-annual-report-by-the-independent-case-examiner-2021-to-2022
On the Excellence Plan: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2023/4023592/ic-126933-n1y9.pdf