Select committee: Work and Pensions Committee
Safeguarding vulnerable people: how DWP learns lessons from serious cases
Closed
Opened 2 Jul 2020
Closed 31 Oct 2023
Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Work and Pensions Committee held an evidence session with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to ask her about how DWP learns lessons from cases involving the deaths of people who claim benefits. This session followed a report by the National Audit Office, published in February 2020, on Information held by the Department for Work & Pensions on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants .
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 2 July 2020.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 22 July 2020
- 2 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence with the Secretary of State about safeguarding and the Serious Case Panel9 October 2020, Correspondence
- Serious Case Panel: Terms of Reference and Minutes of March and July 2020 meetings24 July 2020, Correspondence
- Work and Pensions Committee meeting22 July 2020, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2020 |
Work and Pensions Committee meeting
Peter Schofield · Department for Work and Pensions,
Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Work and Pensions
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Schofield · Permanent Secretary | Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
| Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Secretary of State | Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2020 | Not recorded | Correspondence with the Secretary of State about safeguarding and the Serious Case Panel |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Not recorded | Serious Case Panel: Terms of Reference and Minutes of March and July 2020 meetings |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Not recorded | Correspondence with the Secretary of State about the National Audit Office report on Information held by the Department for Work and Pensions on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants |