DWP repeatedly breaches FoI laws ‘in bid to hide secret jobcentre reports’

John Pring - 16 August 2018

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has repeatedly breached freedom of information laws in an apparent attempt to prevent the release of secret reports written by disabled people recruited to work within its jobcentres. Two years ago, DWP published a work, health and disability green paper, Improving Lives, in which it revealed plans to recruit about 200 new “community partners”.... See more


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