Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 12
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A Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practices (LEAP) exercise is a systematic review of cases at...
Conclusion
A Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practices (LEAP) exercise is a systematic review of cases at risk of being underpaid to help the Department ensure it has met its legal responsibilities. The Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) uses LEAP exercises to make key decisions in situations where a mistake has been made that affects a large volume of cases. The exercise weighs the individual impact on each claimant against the overall impact on the Department and tries to establish a proportionate response. The LEAP guidelines do not have any legal standing, but adherence to it can be used in future litigation to show that the Department has taken a rational approach to the decision.26
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 28 April 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗