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Written question asked by Beth Winter (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Location

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 March 2022, HCWS700, on DWP Workplace Transformation, what assessment been made of the likelihood of reduction of staff employed at the sites by other companies, such as those that employ ancillary and facilities management staff on the sites planned for closure.

Answer

As part of the Workplace Transformation an assessment will be made for each individual site. Should this indicate any supplier staff reductions, our contractors have advised they would seek to redeploy across the network of their respective organisations first and seek to mitigate against any impact.

The Department is fully compliant in its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. To understand the potential impact of changes to our estate, both for DWP employees and people using its services, Equality Analyses have been carried out for sites planned to close or relocate. The Equality Analyses do not cover colleagues who are not employed directly by DWP.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
156617
Session
2021-22
Related items
DWP Workplace Transformation
Friday, 18 March 2022
Written statements
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Ancillary staff Department for Work and Pensions Location
Link
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