Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87024

Access to Work Programme: Training

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training on employment law do Access to Work case managers receive in order to determine whether a requested adjustment is reasonable.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Access to Work case managers do not receive training in employment law. Instead, they are trained to apply the Principles of Access to Work, which are designed to ensure that support provided:Goes above and beyond what is considered a reasonable adjustmen...

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