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Labour’s DWP set to continue with appeal linked to scrapping of ‘fit for work’ test

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour’s DWP set to continue with appeal linked to scrapping of ‘fit for work’ test
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to continue with an appeal against a watchdog’s decision that it should release vital information about plans to scrap the work capability assessment (WCA). Government lawyers are set to argue in the […]

DNS was not ‘vexatious’ when asking for details of DWP contacts with Telegraph, says watchdog

By John Pring on 7th March 2024 Category: Politics

DNS was not ‘vexatious’ when asking for details of DWP contacts with Telegraph, says watchdog
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The information commissioner has ruled that Disability News Service (DNS) was not being “vexatious” when it tried to find out whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tried to encourage a national newspaper to stir up hostility towards disabled people. […]

DWP set to waste thousands fighting release of two secret reports

By John Pring on 18th January 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP set to waste thousands fighting release of two secret reports
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to waste thousands of pounds of public money fighting two rulings by the information commissioner that it must release secret reports affecting millions of disabled people. It is the latest example of […]

Watchdog tells DWP to release secret assessment of decision to scrap WCA

By John Pring on 9th November 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Watchdog tells DWP to release secret assessment of decision to scrap WCA
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The information commissioner has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to release vital information about its decision to scrap the work capability assessment (WCA), which the watchdog says will impact millions of disabled people. DWP has refused to release […]

Judge tells DWP to release secret universal credit ‘vulnerable claimants’ report

By John Pring on 19th October 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Judge tells DWP to release secret universal credit ‘vulnerable claimants’ report
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told by a tribunal to release a secret, high-level report that is likely to expose the flaws in the support it provides to “vulnerable” claimants of universal credit. The information rights tribunal […]

‘Deep concern’ over decision to allow Treasury to hide budget equality impact

By John Pring on 22nd June 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deep concern’ over decision to allow Treasury to hide budget equality impact
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Campaigners have told the information commissioner of their “deep concern” over his decision to allow the Treasury to hide information that would show how last year’s budget was set to impact disabled people and other equality groups. Women’s Budget Group, Runnymede […]

DWP finally admits nearly all its websites were rated ‘very high risk’ on access

By John Pring on 15th June 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP finally admits nearly all its websites were rated ‘very high risk’ on access
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally admitted that nearly all its high-profile websites were rated as being inaccessible to many disabled people and potentially breaking the law. It has taken more than a year – and intervention from […]

DNS is ‘vexatious’ for seeking secret DWP death reviews, information commissioner rules

By John Pring on 17th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DNS is ‘vexatious’ for seeking secret DWP death reviews, information commissioner rules
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A regulator has sided with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by ruling that an attempt by Disability News Service (DNS) to obtain more than 90 secret reviews into deaths linked to DWP’s actions was “vexatious”. Information commissioner John Edwards […]

DWP unlawfully prevented release of secret benefit deaths reviews, regulator rules

By John Pring on 27th October 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP unlawfully prevented release of secret benefit deaths reviews, regulator rules
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unlawfully prevented the release of secret reports into the deaths of at least 20 benefit claimants, the information commissioner has ruled. The commissioner, John Edwards, has found that DWP breached the Freedom of Information […]

Concern from MP as DWP refuses to release websites access report

By John Pring on 12th May 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Concern from MP as DWP refuses to release websites access report
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to release a report which would show which of its websites and other digital services are breaching its legal duties on accessibility. Last month, DWP released a summary report from February which […]

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