Work and Pensions Committee discuss ESA and WCA, 7 May 9.30am

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The Work and Pensions Committee will hold its second oral evidence session for its inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments on Wednesday 7 May

We thought some MSE’ers might be interested in this session as some of you may have submitted evidence to this Inquiry after viewing our previous thread: [url= https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4893905[/url]


Witnesses

• HH Judge Robert Martin, President of the Social Entitlement Chamber, First-tier Tribunal
• Kevin Sadler, Director of Civil, Families and Tribunals, HM Courts and Tribunals Service
• Richard Mason, Deputy Director for Civil Justice, Administrative Justice, Coroners, Burials, Cremations and Inquiries, Ministry of Justice

Purpose of the meeting

This evidence session with the President of the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, and representatives from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the Ministry of Justice, is intended to explore:

• The efficiency of the appeals process
• Demands on the Tribunal Service, and waiting times for appeals to be heard, including how delays might be reduced
• How decisions made at tribunals are monitored and checked for quality
• The feedback between HMCTS and DWP when DWP’s decision is upheld or overturned in an ESA appeal case

How to watch:

The Evidence Session can be viewed live on Parliament TV (Silverlight or Windows Media Player required to stream TV): Work and Pension Select Committee: 7 May 2014

We will post up a transcript of the evidence session once it becomes available


Thanks
DOT

Morglin

And no doubt Duncan Smith will do his usual routine of pretending everything is hunky-dory and going to plan, whilst the system collapses around him......:wall:

Lin :whistle:

Morglin

Commons select committee inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments
Created on Tuesday, 06 May 2014 07:51
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The Work and Pensions Select Committee has announced the second oral evidence session for its inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments.

This evidence session is intended to explore:

The efficiency of the appeals process

Demands on the Tribunal Service, and waiting times for appeals to be heard, including how delays might be reduced

How decisions made at tribunals are monitored and checked for quality

The feedback between HMCTS and DWP when DWP’s decision is upheld or overturned in an ESA appeal case

Witnesses will include: HH Judge Robert Martin, President of the Social Entitlement Chamber, First-tier Tribunal; Kevin Sadler, Director of Civil, Families and Tribunals, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and; Richard Mason, Deputy Director for Civil Justice, Ministry of Justice

Watch the evidence session live 9.30am Wednesday 7 May 2014 on Parliament TV

Further sessions

Three further evidence sessions are scheduled on the following dates. Details will be confirmed in due course:

Wednesday 14 May at 9.30 am
Witnesses: Professor Malcolm Harrington and Dr Paul Litchfield (Independent Reviewers of the WCA)

Monday 9 June at 4.30 pm
Witnesses: Atos representatives

Wednesday 11 June at 9.30 am
Witnesses: Department for Work and Pensions Minister and officials


Thanks to Benefit and Works forum for the additional dates.

Lin

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Thank You Morglin!!

We will provide further information about how to watch/who the witnesses are for the upcoming evidence sessions once the information is available!

All the best
DOT

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To those of you who might in Newcastle tomorrow

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On Tuesday 13 May the Work and Pensions Committee will hold a public meeting in Newcastle to hear from members of the public about their experiences of Employment and Support Allowance and the Work Capability Assessment.

The meeting, which will take place at Newcastle Football Club between 10.30am and 12.30pm and is open to all, will inform the Committee’s inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and the Work Capability Assessments.


Commenting on the meeting Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Dame Anne Begg MP, said:

“Committee Members, not least in our role as constituency MPs, have heard many concerns about Employment and Support Allowance and about the Work Capability Assessment in particular. We are therefore keen to get out of Westminster and find out how the system is working on the ground.

“We want to hear from people who have experience of making a new claim for Employment and Support Allowance or who have been through the incapacity benefit reassessment process. Their observations on how the system is working and, crucially, suggestions for how it can be improved, will help inform our ongoing inquiry.”


Further details can be found on this PDF Flyer for the Work and Pensions Committee Outreach Event


We hope this of interest and if you go along - do let us know!
Thanks
DOT

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A quick update on the additional evidence sessions for the WCA/ESA inquiry for those who might be interested:

Third Evidence Session: Wednesday 14 May from 9.30am

Witnesses:

• Prof Malcolm Harrington;
• Dr Paul Litchfield

How to watch:

The Evidence Session can be viewed on Parliament TV (Silverlight or Windows Media Player required to stream TV): Work and Pensions Committee TV Player: 14 May 2014


Thanks
DOT

cattermole

From personal experience I know categorically that submissions to a Select Committee can make a difference not always but people have nothing to loose by a quick email submission.

Wish I was able to attend in Newcastle but a long way.

Many thanks for keeping us updated and Morlin for always being on the ball. x