Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 182869

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

Tabled: 26 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named Day

Question

Seema Malhotra

Labour (Co-op)Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department are trained to provide evidence at First-tier Tribunal appeals.

Answer

The number of staff trained to provide evidence at first-tier tribunal appeals is 150 full time equivalents (FTE).

Please note that the data supplied is from the departmental activity based models. This data is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal departmental use only, and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards. It should therefore be treated with caution. The departmental activity based staffing models are a snapshot (March 2023) of how many people were identified as undertaking specified activities as assigned by line managers.

Child Maintenance Service figures exclude Enforcement Court Presenting Officers.