Jobseeker's Allowance Sanctions Independent Review

(asked on 26th February 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the recommendations of the independent review by Matthew Oakley in July 2014 of the operation of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions validated by the Jobseekers Act 2013 have been implemented; and what plans there are to implement any outstanding recommendations.


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Lord Freud
This question was answered on 10th March 2015

The Government has published our response to the Oakley Report and a copy can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332137/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response.pdf

We have accepted all recommendations made by the Oakley Report and we have already implemented a number of improvements. Our response sets out a number of target completion dates for recommendations made by the Oakley Report.

In the Government Response to the Oakley Review we committed to report on the progress of the Communications Review by the end of 2014. The Department published an update on improvements to communications following the review, on 18 December 2014. This can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387727/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response-update.pdf

We will continue to implement the remaining recommendations and will keep the House informed on progress.

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