Written question asked by Roger Berry (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 2010. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Evaluation of Access to Work

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether she plans to take forward the recommendations made in her Department's research report no. 621, Evaluation of Access to Work: Ministerial Government Departments.

Answer: The research report contained a number of recommendations to improve the delivery of support previously financed by Access to Work within ministerial Government Departments. Many of the problems identified, and recommendations suggested, were concerned specifically with the individual provision arrangements within Government Departments and are therefore for the individual departments to implement. These include improving the monitoring and review processes operated, potentially in line with those delivered by Access to Work.The report does however identify support that the Department for Work and Pensions can continue to provide to ministerial Government Departments to help them improve their delivery of this process. We are committed to supporting these recommendations and will be working with ministerial Government Departments to communicate best practice and further advice and guidance in order to improve their delivery of this support to their disabled staff.

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