Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24803
Work Capability Assessment: Public Consultation
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of the legal fees incurred in the judicial review of the work capability assessment consultation.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsJudgment was handed down in the Work Capability Assessment (WCA): Activities and Descriptors consultation Judicial Review on 16 January 2025. DWP’s litigation costs between 1 November 2023 and 21 January 2025 were £211,345.42. DWP has been ordered to pay ...
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