Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109398

Occupational Health

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Darren Paffey

LabourSouthampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) existing mechanisms for an employee to raise concerns about an occupational health provider appointed by their employer and (b) independent oversight o

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Employers are responsible for providing a mechanism for employees to raise concerns about an occupational health provider through their own industrial relations arrangements. Concerns about the quality and conduct of occupational health practitioners shou...

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