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Written question asked by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Customer Management Systems

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the areas where the customer management system is in use; and when he expects the system to be rolled out to all areas.
Answer

The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Lesley Strathie. She will write to the hon. Member.Letter from Lesley Strathie, dated 12 December 2005:"The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has asked me to reply to your question concerning the deployment of the Customer Management System (CMS) in the Jobcentre Plus network. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""The following list shows the areas where CMS is in full or partial use. CMS is being implemented in tandem with the wider rollout of the Jobcentre Plus service and I expect this to be substantially completed by Summer 2006."

Region/District Fully rolled out-partial rollout
East Midlands
Derbyshire Full
Leicestershire Full
Lincolnshire and Rutland Partial
Northamptonshire Full
Nottinghamshire Partial
East of England
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Partial
Cambridgeshire Partial
Norfolk Partial
Essex Partial
Suffolk Full
London
Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon Partial
Central London Partial
City and East London Partial
Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth Partial
North London Partial
South East London Partial
South London Partial
North East London Partial
West London Full
North East
City of Sunderland Partial
Durham Partial
Gateshead and South Tyneside Full
Northumbria Full
Tees Valley Full
North West
Cheshire and Warrington Partial
Cumbria Full
Lancashire East Partial
Greater Manchester Central Partial
Greater Manchester East Partial
Greater Manchester West Partial
Greater Mersey Full
Lancashire West Partial
Liverpool and Wirral Full
Scotland
ADGI Partial
Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Partial
Forth Valley and Fife Partial
Glasgow Partial
HICC Partial
Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire Partial
South East
Bucks and Oxon and Berkshire Partial
Hampshire Partial
Kent Partial
Surrey and Sussex Partial
South West
Devon and Cornwall Full
Dorset and Somerset Full
Gloucester, Wiltshire and Swindon Partial
West of England Partial
Wales
Bridgend Full
Cardiff and Vale Full
Eastern Valleys Partial
N.W. Wales Partial
S.E. Wales Full
Swansea Bay Partial
West Wales Partial
Wrexham and N.W. Coast Partial
West Midlands
Birmingham and Solihull Partial
Black Country Partial
Coventry and Warwickshire Partial
Staffordshire Partial
The Marches Partial
Yorkshire and Humberside
Barnsley Doncaster and Rotherham Partial
Bradford Partial
Calderdale and Kirklees Partial
East Yorkshire and Humber Partial
Leeds Partial
North Yorkshire Partial
Sheffield Full
Wakefield Partial

"I hope this is helpful."


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1758-9W;440 c1758-9W; 34286
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Administration Computers Jobcentres ICT Information Jobcentre Plus Social security benefits
Link
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