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MPs forced to abandon DWP safeguarding inquiry after Sunak’s election call

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs forced to abandon DWP safeguarding inquiry after Sunak’s election call
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MPs have been forced to abandon a 10-month inquiry into safeguarding arrangements at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), just weeks before they were due to report its findings, because of the prime minister’s decision to call a general election. […]

Atos ‘is left with blood on its hands’ after DWP calls time on its 20 years of assessments

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

Atos ‘is left with blood on its hands’ after DWP calls time on its 20 years of assessments
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Two disabled campaigners whose brothers’ deaths were closely linked to the actions of the outsourcing company Atos have welcomed the announcement that its 20 years of carrying out disability assessments for the government will end next year. From September next year, […]

Book will expose how DWP’s decades of ‘violent bureaucracy’ led to countless deaths

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

Book will expose how DWP’s decades of ‘violent bureaucracy’ led to countless deaths
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A new book will expose how decades of “violent” bureaucracy within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) led eventually to the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of disabled people who were claiming benefits. The Department* reveals how the actions […]

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Image of front cover of The Department, showing a crinkled memo with the words 'Restricted - Policy. The Department. How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence. John Pring.' Next to the image is a red box with the following words in white: 'A very interesting book... a very important contribution to this whole debate' - Sir Stephen Timms, minister for social security and disability. plutobooks.com and the Pluto Press logo.

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