Securing your rights on Welfare to Work(fare)

FOI Tribunal orders DWP to release names of workfare exploiters, after losing 3 appeals.

www.consent.me.uk — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:45:03 +0000

Tribunal orders DWP to release names of workfare exploiters, after losing 3 appeals.

“The Tribunal dismisses the Appellant’s appeals and upholds the Decision Notices [Inc Case Ref: FS50438037] of the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) in all three appeals.”
Full decision: http://www.informationtribunal.gov.uk/DBFiles/Decision/i1016/EA-2012-0207%28+2%29_Judgment_17-05-2013.pdf

Updates:
- DWP Ordered To Name The Workfare Exploiters (18/5/13)
- Government must reveal workfare exploiters! (18/5/13)
- Workfare placements must be made public, tribunal rules (19/5/13)
- DWP ordered to name charities and companies providing ‘workfare’ placements (20/5/13)

Some background info:

Copy of one of the original Freedom of Information Act requests on whatdotheyknow.com and DWP evidence submitted to the ICO trying to justify refusal to disclose information.

Now Chris Grayling Attacks the Foundations of Democracy!

Government blocks publication of names of ‘workfare’ employers
DWP quote: “Put simply, disclosure [of names] would have been likely to have led to the collapse of the MWA [Mandatory Work Activity] scheme“

Mandatory Work Activity
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/mandatory_work_activity_3

ICO Decision Notice – Case Ref: FS50438037 (PDF)
View online
Date: 22/08/2012
Public Authority: Department for Work and Pensions
Summary: The complainant asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the names of organisations that provide work placements under the Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) programme. The Commissioner’s decision is that by withholding the information under sections 43(2) and 36(2)(c) the DWP did not deal with the request for information in accordance with the Act. He has concluded that s43(2) was not engaged and that although s36(2)(c) was engaged, the public interest favoured disclosure of the withheld information. By failing to state or explain in its refusal notice that s36(2)(c) was applicable to the requested information the DWP breached s17(1)(b) and (c) of the Act. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Information Tribunal.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld , FOI 36 – Complaint Upheld , FOI 43 – Complaint Upheld

Updates suspended April 2013

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:00:37 +0000

All new JSA and Universal Credit claimants to be automatically signed on to Universal Jobmatch

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:56 +0000

Each of the four job centres involved in the early roll-out will be testing a range of activities to prepare for Universal Credit from April including:

trialling the new claimant commitment
ensuring all new JSA and UC claimants are automatically signed on to Universal Jobmatch
introducing a new fortnightly job search trial to make sure people are meeting the terms of their claimant commitment
and installing more internet access points to help people make their claims.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2013/mar-2013/dwp042-13.shtml

Notes: Automatic Universal Jobmatch registration and use likely to be achieved by all new online JSA and UC claims being linked to creation of a Government Gateway account and this account is then used to create a Jobmatch profile and upload a public CV.

PCS Union opposes conditionality and sanctions targets

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:55:49 +0000

Previous briefings DWP/BB/76/12 and DWP/BB/137/12 informed members that PCS completely opposed targets and expectations for DMA referrals.
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/department_for_work_and_pensions_group/dwp-news.cfm/id/9DF87C32-3224-4EBC-9171A6241B9E87C9

Jobcentre ‘scorecard’ shows how areas are performing on stopping benefits
Table emerges after ministers deny existence of targets for sanctioning benefit claimants over jobseeking efforts

Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) [workfare] Act 2013

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:42 +0000

Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013

Decision Makers Guidance (Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013
Memo DMG 11/13

1 – 2 Introduction
Regulations and notices requiring participation in a scheme
3 – 4 DMA action
5 – 7 Employment Skills and Enterprise Scheme (ESE scheme)
8 – 11 Notifications – ESE scheme
12 Notifications – MWA scheme
13 Effect of the revocation of regulations
14 Sanction already imposed

Previous info on: http://consent.me.uk/2013/03/14/workfarebill/

Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill

Impact Assessment: Jobseekers Back to Work Schemes Bill (pdf)
(View online)

“The purpose of the Bill is to reverse the effect of both of the Court of Appeal’s adverse decisions…” dwp.gov.uk/docs/jobseeker…
— BoycottWorkfare (@boycottworkfare) March 14, 2013

Background info:

Landmark workfare ruling, “govt acted unlawfully workfare is quashed”

Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment – Reilly and Wilson v Secretary of State
Download: (pdf) http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/reilly-wilson-v-secretary-state.pdf
View online: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/reilly-wilson-v-secretary-state.pdf

Court of Appeal Rules that the Government’s “Back to Work” Regulations are Unlawful and Must Be Quashed – 12/02/2013

New workfare regulations: The Jobseekers Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/276)

Benefit sanctions for failing to do an email/electronic or telephone based interview

www.consent.me.uk — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000

From 02 April 2013, a number of changes are being made to decision making on benefit sanctions, it will then be possible to get a sanction for failing to attend not only a face-to-face interview, but an email/electronic or telephone based interview.

“1. actual attendance
or
2. telephone
or
3. electronic means (e.g. e-mail).
It is the advisor who will specify the manner of participation.”
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/m-8-13.pdf

This follows on from the 22nd of October 2012 power to make any activity mandatory via a Jobseeker’s Directions, which can be given:

1.     verbally
2.     in writing
3.     by email
4.     by telephone or
5.     by other electronic means (eg. text message).
http://consent.me.uk/sanctions/directions/

FOI Watch: DWP discloses nearly 200 Universal Jobmatch docs/updates

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:30:25 +0000

‘Universal Jobmatch ‘implementation updates’‘

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Budget 2013: Hidden agenda to cut Social Security Welfare further

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:25 +0000

Osborne signals tough decisions on welfare

Households by composition and
percentage of total weekly household
income from state support, United
Kingdom

Work Programme Evaluation: March 2013

www.consent.me.uk — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:55:52 +0000

Previous DWP research reports relevant to the subject include:
Newton et al (2012)
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_821.asp
Hudson et al (2010)
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_638.asp
Armstrong et al (2010)
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_704.asp
Armstrong et al (2011)
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_757.asp
Finn (2011)
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_752.asp

DWP internal Universal Jobmatch guidance published

www.consent.me.uk — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:30:36 +0000

01/03/13 FAQ, Toolkit of 05/03/13 and Cookies (web tracking) leaflet. (04/03/13 version)
http://consent.me.uk/universaljobmatch/