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Information on the number of adverse employment and support allowance sanction decisions broken down by the Summary International Classification of Diseases since January 2014 will shortly be published as part of a response to a Freedom of Information request here:<\/p>
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-foi-releases<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> I can confirm that the Department does hold monthly data detailing the reasons for sanctions in such cases.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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