Clause 15
Welfare Reform Bill
12:00 pm
Tim Boswell (Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions; Daventry, Conservative)
I am grateful that I am able to intervene on the amendment, although I do not need to do so, particularly after the extremely helpful response that the Minister has given. However, will he concede two things? First, will he concede that it is important, as indicated in the earlier amendment, that any contractor, whether contracted for services, let alone for decision making, is well apprised of the requirements of the legislation and trained on it? Secondly—this is a wider issue—will he confirm that, as a matter of good practice, both the pathways to work Jobcentre Plus providers, and the other providers of contracted services, should be encouraged to get together from time to time to share best practice in this and in other more operational areas?