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Written question asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Jobcentres: Training

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 24 June 2015 (HL542), how many individual members of Jobcentre Plus staff have undergone training on human trafficking.

Answer

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) policy is to develop its staff in the skills and knowledge required to support a range of claimants sensitively and to respect their individual needs. The DWP aim is to identify and direct victims of human trafficking at the earliest opportunity to agencies able to support them.

The training for DWP staff is contained within an overarching “Vulnerability” session. The number of Jobcentre Plus staff who have undergone the training since publication in January 2016 is 10,156.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3733
Session
2016-17
Related items
Jobcentre Plus: Training
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Jobcentres Human trafficking Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk