60th Report - DWP follow-up: Autumn 2025

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1447 9 January 2026
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (9 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified)
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Sixtieth report from Session 2024-26 · published 1 Apr 2026
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
12 Conclusion Deferred
DWP asserts no economic model dictates meeting length and highlights system flexibility.
Conclusion
In our October 2025 oral evidence session, the Department highlighted that there was never an economic model that said the length of the first meeting should be 50 rather than 30 minutes. It also emphasised that there was flexibility in … Read more
Government Response Summary
The department will be undertaking a qualitative research project to gather claimant insight on their experiences at the initial claimant commitment meeting. It will use the findings from this qualitative research alongside learning from the claimant commitment testing in its Pathfinder sites to consider the best way to provide support to claimants throughout their claim.
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