Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80503
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Alex Easton
Independent — North Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has issued guidance to Capita on routinely recording interviews for all Personal Independence Payment assessments; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of req
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsCurrently, claimants can opt-in to having their Personal Independence Payment assessment recorded. Audio recording is available for face-to-face and telephone assessments with all the Department’s assessment providers. These arrangements are publicised on...
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