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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit
Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the
last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012
to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For
the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support
Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within
35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance
Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There
are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to
address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence
between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The
number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases
that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each
of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012
– 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014
– 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012
to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c).
West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p>
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