Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 30 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if his Department will develop a costed contingency for replacing failed prime contractors in the Work programme; and if he will make a statement.
The Department has developed robust contingency arrangements to manage any prime contractor failure, with performance being actively monitored to ensure early warning of a provider facing difficulty.
There is at least one alternative contractor in each contract package area (CPA) and providers are required to provide full geographical coverage of each CPA so could quickly provide support to claimants of the other provider. In addition, as the Work programme was procured through the Framework for the Provision of Employment Related Support Services there are additional providers available at short notice. Therefore the Department expects that any necessary alternative arrangements would be implemented at minimal cost.
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