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Commons · Question 121968 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a parent with care requesting a Financial Investigation Unit referral and the referral being actioned; and how the Department monitors compliance with internal timeframe

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 26 Mar 2026

Data on the average time from a parent initiating a referral request to the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) and that referral being actioned are not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.All cases which are accepted by the ...