Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 16391

Department for Work and Pensions: Fraud and Maladministration

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the time taken to (a) recruit and (b) train 3,000 additional staff in fraud and error.

Answer

Andrew Western
Currently the time taken from the job advert being created to the individual being onboarded is between 7 to 20 weeks. Training time varies by function with the majority of new staff needing three to six months to fully consolidate learning, whereas speci...

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