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

IndependentNorth 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 Timms
Currently, 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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