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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 October 2018. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Friday, 2 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.

Answer

a) Documentary evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Department as part of our wider pre-employment checks to ensure that individuals meet Civil Service Nationality Rules. This information is not retained beyond the point at which it has served its purpose. The Department’s staff are not required to record whether they are citizens of non-UK EU countries.

(b) The Department does not have any agencies on which to report.

(c) DWP has four non departmental public bodies. Documentary evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment and this information is not retained beyond the point at which it has served its purpose. Individuals are not required to record whether they are citizens of non-UK EU countries.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183817
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Migrant workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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