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720872

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date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the assessment criteria for personal independence payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	70739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since its inception, the system of assessing claimants’ eligibility for PIP has been continually reviewed and refined in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. We continue to work extensively with PIP assessment providers and disability representatives to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we introduced two comprehensive, statutory, independent reviews of the PIP Assessment. The second of Paul Grays Independent Reviews was published on 30 March 2017. We are considering the review’s recommendations carefully and will respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 13:23:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) training and (b) guidance personal independence payment assessors receive in the social model of disability.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>During the assessment the health professional focuses on the functional impairment an individual faces in their environment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/04/2017 16:02:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714234

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Government monitors whether the assessment criteria for personal independence payments are being accurately and fairly applied.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that all Personal Independence Payment claimants receive high-quality and accurate assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department robustly monitors the performance of contracted suppliers and assessments are independently audited to ensure that assessment quality is accurate and fair. The audit supports this by confirming that independent health professional advice complies with the required standards and that it is clear and medically reasonable. It also provides assurance that advice provided to the Department's decision makers is of suitable quality, is fully explained and is justified.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2017 15:55:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake