Personal Independence Payment

(asked on 27th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessmenthis Department has made of the suitability of (a) phones and (b) laptops for use by claimants wishing to take an audio recording of a personal independence payment assessment.


Answered by
Penny Mordaunt Portrait
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
This question was answered on 4th November 2016

We do not permit claimants to record their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments using certain devices, including phones and laptops, due to concerns about the broadcasting and editing capabilities of such devices. These are specifically the risk posed to the privacy of Health Professionals from publication of assessments, and the possibility that recordings might be altered.

Claimants are permitted to use any equipment which meets the requirements set out. The Department has not made an assessment of the cost of purchasing that equipment.

PIP assessment policy, as with all PIP policy, undergoes continuous review and we continue to identify improvements where appropriate.

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