PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Work and Pensions: Self-employed (27 May 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of bogus self employment among its external providers.
Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)
Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)
Answer
The Department has robust controls in place to ensure taxpayers’ money is protected. All job outcome payments to contracted employment providers, including self-employment, are subject to a strict validation and assurance regime to ensure that they are legitimate.
Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
7 June 2021
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