Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Capita on the need to seek evidence from health and social care professionals in progressing personal independence payment assessments.
Mike Penning
The Department’s guidance to Personal Independence Payment assessment providers explains that they should take steps to obtain further evidence if they believe it would help inform their advice to the Departmental case manager, who will make a decision on the benefit claim, or negate the need for the claimant to attend a face-to-face consultation. Such evidence can come from a variety of sources, including but not limited to health and social care professionals.
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