Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Deferred
Introduce a systems-based approach to safeguarding across all DWP policies and operations.
Recommendation
We recommend the Department introduce a systems-based approach to safeguarding, at all levels of DWP and in all policies. A systems- based approach should consist of developing mechanisms to ensure that safeguarding is explicitly considered at each point in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages of all policies. This work would ensure that safeguarding is everybody’s business, at all levels of the Department. It should include gathering data on the number of claimants it has identified as vulnerable and the needs of these claimants, defining measurable objectives relating to improved safeguarding across all its key strategies and policies, monitoring progress and reporting outcomes in its Annual Report and Accounts. (Recommendation, Paragraph 47)
Government Response Summary
The government committed to considering the recommendation for a systems-based approach to safeguarding when the detailed departmental approach is outlined later in the Autumn, without making any specific commitments at this time.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The Government will consider this recommendation when the detail on the Department’s approach to safeguarding is outlined later in the Autumn. All new publications made by DWP are checked and published on GOV.uk in line with the Accessible Documents Policy which includes a link for customers to use to request alternative formats or provide feedback on accessibility. Alternative formats include Braille, large print, audio, coloured paper, and screen-readable formats such as word and web-accessible PDF.