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Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 February 2015. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Work Capability Assessment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set any targets for Maximum to deal with the backlog of legacy work capability assessments queries which will be transferred from Atos on 2 March 2015.

Answer

Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), operated by MAXIMUS, has not been allocated specific targets in relation to the clearance of legacy work.

The Department has put in place a strong contract management and performance monitoring structure to ensure a step change in delivery is achieved, both in terms of delivering volumes and improvements to the service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225205
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Work capability assessment Centre for Health and Disability Assessments
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk