Work Capability Assessment: Standards
Commons · Question 62247 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of (a) telephone and (b) online Work Capability Assessments in ensuring the needs of disabled people are (i) met and (ii) understood.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jun 2025
All Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) including paper-based, telephone, video and face-to-face are conducted by fully qualified, clinical professionals who have undergone a comprehensive training programme designed and approved by the Department for Work...