DWP refuses to release names of organisations advising ministers on disability benefits and employment

DWP refuses to release names of organisations advising ministers on disability benefits and employment



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  1. “no strong legitimate interest” yet “Sir Stephen, the minister for social security and disability said in July that the committees’ recommendations would be “very influential in the final decisions that get made”.”

    Seems legit…

  2. How can you possibly argue that there’s “no strong legitimate interest” in the public being able to know who the government is taking its advice from on matters relating to disability benefits and employment? Of course there is, and it’s painfully obvious that you would only be reluctant to share that information if you thought it might be embarrassing or politically difficult.

  3. £5 on Palantir. Cutting the benefits bill through state sponsored mass surveillance.

  4. Can find out some of them with a couple clicks
    Publicly they’ll wheel out the likes of the Independent Disability Advisory Panel which actually has people with disabilities on it, however in reality its more likely the DWP internal Clinical Governance and Excellence Board and similar bodys who have their ear

    Actual organizations on the ground with a foot in the real world supporting vulnerable people can’t say much because usually their put on gag orders linked to their funding (CAB’s a broader example)
    Even the likes of the big one for unpaid carers went through a similar thing.

    Whole thing stinks of that mitchell and webb sketch

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