Rosie Cooper – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential for conflict of interest between Capita’s role in carrying out Access to Work assessments while providing interpreting support for British Sign Language users undergoing those assessments.

Justin Tomlinson

The terms of the Access to Work Assessment Contracts include a specific clause to address the issue of actual or potential conflicts of interest during and after the contract period. The Department ensures that all terms and obligations of its contracts are complied with through an on-going process of commercial and performance management.