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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the piloting of capability reports for personal advisors in jobcentres; and if he will make a statement. - Including ref to Evaluation of the Capability Report: Identifying the work-related capabilities of incapacity benefit, in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the piloting of capability reports for personal advisors in jobcentres; and if he will make a statement. - Including ref to Evaluation of the Capability Report: Identifying the work-related capabilities of incapacity benefit, in...
Asked by
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 January 2004
For answer on
8 January 2004
Answered on
8 January 2004
Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the piloting of capability reports
for personal advisers in jobcentres; and if he will make a statement. [146623]
Mr. Browne: Since 2000, the Department has been piloting the use of capability reports by personal advisers conducting work-focused
interviews with customers claiming incapacity benefit. The Department commissioned research to assess the effectiveness of this
capability report in supporting personal advisers and has undertaken additional in-house evaluation.
Research undertaken by the National Centre for Social Research for the Department for Work and Pensions was published in 2002
("Evaluation of the Capability Report: Identifying the work-related capabilities of incapacity benefit", WP Research report 162),
copies of which are in the Library.
In taking forward findings from this evaluation, a range of activities were put in place to improve the use and effectiveness of the
capability reports, including improving training for advisers and piloting a shorter version.
Formal piloting of the clerical capability reports ended in March 2003; this work has informed the development of an electronic
version of the report. The new incapacity benefit pilots will include an evaluation of the role of this new capability report.
Subjects
Advisory services; Department for Work and Pensions; Jobcentres; Incapacity benefit; Research
Date
8 January 2004
Reference
416 c458-9W; 146623
House
House of Commons