Work Capability Assessment
(asked on 28th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests from his Department for evidence to inform a work capability assessment were (a) made and (b) responded to by GPs and other professionals, in each of the last three years; and what the professional discipline was that each of those requests were made to.
Information requests made by Healthcare Professionals to inform a Work Capability Assessment:
Year | Requests made: | Responses received: |
Apr. 2013 to Mar. 2014 | 599,261 | 396,847 |
Apr. 2014 to Mar. 2015 | 536,101 | 314,170 |
Apr. 2015 to Mar. 2016 | 534,677 | 280,736 |
Source: Centre for Health Disability Assessments (CHDA)
Information on the professional discipline of the individual from whom information is requested is not held