Are you a #DWP Jobcentre Customer, on a Welfare to Work(fare) Programme or worried about a referral?

[pompeyfaith]

Well worth a read as it relates to the DPA

Are you a #DWP Jobcentre Customer, on a Welfare to Work(fare) Programme or worried about a referral? Then you need to Protect YOUR Personal Information! Diary of an SAH Stroke Survivor

| Consent | Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes | DWP Jobcentre | Protect YOUR information and Private life

[oscar]

Re: Are you a #DWP Jobcentre Customer, on a Welfare to Work(fare) Programme or worried about a refer

A lot of information there - its going to take some time to digest.

I am due to go on that in the next 6 weeks, so will be handy to have some counter arguements to their statements.

[consent]

Re: Are you a #DWP Jobcentre Customer, on a Welfare to Work(fare) Programme or worried about a refer

A lot of information there - its going to take some time to digest.

I am due to go on that in the next 6 weeks, so will be handy to have some counter arguements to their statements.

Just a quick note to advise that the information on | Consent | Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes | DWP Jobcentre | Protect YOUR information and Private life | is nearly always substantiated with direct reference and quotation
of internal Jobcentre/DWP policy and information disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act. The website also provide access to many
of the Work Programme Providers own documents, so anyone attending an induction with them can get advance notice of what to expect. most of this information has been sourced via WhatDoTheyKnow - Make and browse Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

Most people in contact with | Consent | Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes | DWP Jobcentre | Protect YOUR information and Private life | find the following resources the most helpful:

Leaflet: Your Workfare & Jobseekers Allowance rights
Leaflet: Your Workfare Jobseekers Allowance rights | Consent and Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes

Brilliant letter to withhold or withdraw consent from Work Programme/Mandatory Work Activity and Community Action Programme Providers
Brilliant letter to withhold or withdraw consent from Work Programme/Mandatory Work Activity and Community Action Programme Providers | Consent and Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes


The focus of | Consent | Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes | DWP Jobcentre | Protect YOUR information and Private life | is ensuring people know and exercise there Data Protection Act rights of consent with regards disclosure of their personal data, all DWP Welfare to Work Providers are suppose to follow this guidance :

Your organisation needs to make it clear to customers that giving consent is voluntary and that refusal to give consent or withdrawal of an existing consent will not affect any benefit they may be entitled to.
Notice to Providers of the Work Programme, Mandatory Work Activity and the Community Action Programme | Consent and Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes


Many people also consider they must sign many Work Programme documents the information below from the DWP and Action for Employment (A4e) clearly indicates that is not so:

http://www.consent.me.uk/docs/signing.png
Work Programme: Do I have to sign Action Plans; for letters, documents or attendance at inductions? | Consent and Welfare to Work(fare) Programmes

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Are you a #DWP Jobcentre Customer, on a Welfare to Work(fare) Programme or worried about a refer

:niddy scratches head at how many times consent is mentioned above.