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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Monday, 3 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 June 2019 (named day). It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Working Links

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 254799, on Working Links, for what reasons Working Links Ministry of Justice Permitted Subcontractors are receiving payments and protections but Working Links Permitted Subcontractors for her Department are not.

Answer

The Department refers to the responses to 2 previous PQs (254799 and 257591) which addressed this question on 17th May and 28th May respectively. This answer confirms those responses.

The MOJ are making payments to a small number of Permitted Sub Contractors on the basis of a) the unique nature of their services (statutory services) and b) the structure of their current market in the context of the transformation announced on 16th May 2019.

There is no defined term within DWP contracts for Permitted Subcontractors.

The Department considered the impact on stakeholders and sub-contractors, based on the Administrator’s statement of affairs at the point of Working Links going into administration, and has worked with both the Administrator and Fedcap, who have taken over a number of Working Links contracts, to minimise the impact on those supply chain partners owed monies by Working Links at the point of administration.

The Department has met all of its obligations in regard to the contracts, including payments, leading up to and as a consequence of the administration.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
259183
Session
2017-19
Related items
Working Links
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Departmental coordination Working Links
Link
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