Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3678
Work Capability Assessment: Health
Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If she will collect information on potential links between the fitness for work test and (a) suicides, (b) other deaths and (c) harm.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP does not collect or record the cause of a customer’s death and will not usually be made aware of how a customer died. Cause of death is determined by a doctor or a coroner. There is no requirement for a Coroner to inform the department of the outcome ...
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