Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 30 June (HL1403), what is the value of the current contract awarded to Capita Business Services Ltd to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities for Capita Business Services, so therefore the Department of Work and Pensions would not hold the information requested. Please contact the Department for Communities Health Transformation Team.
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their role in (1) awarding, and (2) monitoring, the contract for Capita Business Services Ltd to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments in Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities, and not the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The PIP contract has been managed and monitored by Department for Communities since contract signature, which also includes management of all extension negotiations directly.
DWP continually work with its assessment providers to further improve the PIP assessment process and are keen to share best practices. We regularly engage with Department for Communities to discuss best practice, align process and contract management approaches where possible.
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Department for Communities on the operation of the contract for Capita Business Services Ltd to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments in Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities, and not the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The PIP contract has been managed and monitored by Department for Communities since contract signature, which also includes management of all extension negotiations directly.
DWP continually work with its assessment providers to further improve the PIP assessment process and are keen to share best practices. We regularly engage with Department for Communities to discuss best practice, align process and contract management approaches where possible.
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of the contracts awarded to (1) Capita Business Services Ltd, and (2) Independent Assessment Services, to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments, broken down by region.
Answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott
The country is divided into 3 Lots, made up of North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, Scotland (Lot 1), East Midlands, West Midlands, Wales (Lot 2) and East of England, London, South East, South West (Lot 3).
Lot 1 belongs to Independent Assessment Services and has a value of £746,000,000.
Lot 2 belongs to Capita and has a value of £349,000,000.
Lot 3 belongs to Independent Assessment Services and has a value of £606,600,000.