Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 6 July 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to prevent the online trading of GP sickness certificates.
The Department for Work and Pensions investigates cases where it is suspected that a fraudulent Statement of Fitness for Work, commonly known as fit note, has been used to make a claim to benefits.
The Department for Work and Pensions is currently working with suppliers of IT services to GP's to introduce an electronic version of the fit note. This fit note will be printed by the GP and will include measures such as a bar code, which can be scanned to confirm that it aligns with the data contained on the printed fit note, and a unique identifier number.
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