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<p>The information requested is detailed below and is from internal DWP data which
is correct at the time of this response.</p><p> </p><p>a) English regions</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern England</p></td><td><p>1380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
& Home Counties</p></td><td><p>1128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>1214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
England</p></td><td><p>2096</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>b) UK</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region
(total)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>5818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><ul><li>The project that led on delivering our new PCs instructed offices to place
the number of devices they have for replacement. However, some offices ordered a reduced
number of devices based on capacity in the office and the need of customers at that
time.</li><li>We closed a number of offices between 2017 and 2019. In the past twelve
months, we have closed a further 9 sites and completed 7 co-locations and where those
offices were co-located, DWP devices were not installed because PCs for public use
were provided by the Local Authority or Third Party.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We also have
improved access to our Wi-Fi services in all jobcentres, allowing customers to use
their own personal devices to access internet services.</p><p> </p><p>We also constantly
review the number of PC’s available for customers and have capacity to increase the
number of devices quickly, if the need arises.</p>
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