Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Thursday, 4 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 April 2019. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Working Links
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 on Working Links, if he will commission a public inquiry into the financial risk to sub-contractors undertaking work for her Department following the (a) collapse of Working Links and (b) difficulties Community and Voluntary Organisations are experiencing obtaining contractual payments
- Answer
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The DWP will not be undertaking a public enquiry into the failure of Working Links or the issues that this has caused to their supply chain partners. Ultimately, the failure of Working Links was caused by its subsidiary companies and their Community Rehabilitation Contracts. The DWP’s commercial Employment Category will seek to learn lessons and consider them when developing future commercial strategies.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 241020
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Contracts Department for Work and Pensions Inquiries Working Links
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