United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 145820
Contracts: Appeals
Introduced
29 January 2021
Last action
4 February 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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4 February 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of holding external contractors liable for costs incurred when appeals against decisions made by Assessment Centres are upheld by tribunal
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Timeline
29 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of holding external contractors liable for costs incurred when appeals against decisions made by Assessment Centres are upheld by tribunal
Source: Commons
4 February 2021
Answer
Assessment Providers do not make decisions on benefit claims. Decision Makers in the Department for Work and Pensions make the decision using all available evidence including the recommendations of the Assessment Provider.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-29/145820
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1282040
- uk · wq-1282040 · source updated 4 February 2021