tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post6069995969368177695..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: Workfare: DWP Don't Care....Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-57192300138409244732012-11-29T10:45:36.554+00:002012-11-29T10:45:36.554+00:00DEA'S are trained by Atos.DEA'S are trained by Atos.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-38048855859507250562012-03-23T11:46:50.647+00:002012-03-23T11:46:50.647+00:00@Tia Junior: Good point, yet the gutting of the le...@Tia Junior: Good point, yet the gutting of the legal aid system is going to make this kind of challenge more and more difficult.DavidGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-9043501884544152592012-03-17T19:05:48.947+00:002012-03-17T19:05:48.947+00:00On duty of care, DWP also will not accept that in ...On duty of care, DWP also will not accept that in countermanding my GP's advice regarding my fitness to work, it assumes the responsibility he previously had for my health and well-being - and they are accountable for any consequences that crop up. I don't see how they can side-step this, but it really needs a formal challenge though the courts.Tia Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991968296961226066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-84512520707757178982012-03-11T20:48:17.215+00:002012-03-11T20:48:17.215+00:00Anonymous, Mar 10: Ow! That explicitly raises the ...Anonymous, Mar 10: Ow! That explicitly raises the prospect of people being sanctioned for refusing to provide medical information where their right to privacy is protected by law. Wonder what the Information Commissioner would make of that. I feel a follow-on article coming on....DavidGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-92010410672928673252012-03-11T15:44:51.922+00:002012-03-11T15:44:51.922+00:00DEAs are totally out of their depth with degree-qu...DEAs are totally out of their depth with degree-qualified disabled people, because the DWP provides no worthwhile training for their employees. Instead, they're told to do everything by rote procedure with no room for initiative. My DEA didn't have a clue what to do with me, but she at least had the sense to stay out of my way and let me get on with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-1855982539475489442012-03-10T19:33:40.472+00:002012-03-10T19:33:40.472+00:00This from a DWP response on the whatdotheyknow web...This from a DWP response on the whatdotheyknow website:<br /><br />"Work Programme providers are providing services to the DWP and require access to personal <br />information held by the Department in order to undertake those services. <br /> <br />Section 3 of the Social Security Act 1998 allows DWP to reuse personal information relating to <br />social security and employment and training for another social security function. This includes <br />reuse by persons providing services to DWP, such as Work Programme providers, where <br />acting as the DWP's data processor. <br /> <br />In addition, in order to carry out their functions under the Employment, Skills and Enterprise <br />Scheme, the Work Programme provider may need additional personal information from the <br />claimant. If the claimant does not wish to provide this information it may be the case that, with <br />the provider, they can investigate ways in which they can still participate in the Scheme, <br />without the additional information being provided. <br /> <br />However, there may come a point when the Work Programme provider becomes concerned <br />that the claimant’s withholding of information potentially amounts to non-participation in the <br />Scheme. If this is the case, they will refer the matter to a decision maker who will consider all <br />the facts of the case, including any good cause issues the claimant wishes to raise, and <br />determine whether the claimant has failed to participate. If the decision maker considers that <br />the claimant has failed to participate, their benefit will be sanctioned."<br />http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/81833/response/225672/attach/html/2/FoI%202839%2008.11.11.pdf.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-29658026550573672772012-03-10T17:50:16.797+00:002012-03-10T17:50:16.797+00:00Couldn't believe my DEA, I explained I'd j...Couldn't believe my DEA, I explained I'd just been made redundant from 20 years cutting edge work developing the fly-by-wire system for the Eurofighter, she starts advocating for me to apply for minimum wage jobs....DavidGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-79085874167288869602012-03-10T10:14:55.481+00:002012-03-10T10:14:55.481+00:00You are so right about Disability Advisors. They h...You are so right about Disability Advisors. They hold the final word on whether or not you can go on a particular course (except the Work Programme which is the only alternative anyway), and they aren't even trained experts. On top of that they can quite happily ignore those that are - even those that are also from the DWP!Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.com