JSA Agreement to JSA Claimant Commitment

The request was refused by Department for Work and Pensions.

MR JAMES EDWARD

Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Failure to agree a Claimant Commitment following
review
1. The Claimant Commitment must be reviewed at each intervention and can be
changed as a result of a re-assessment, or at a claimant’s request.
2. If an acceptable change of a Claimant Commitment cannot be agreed after
discussion, the same actions as detailed in the ‘Failure to agree an initial claimant
commitment’ section must be taken, with the exception of completing the CMS
Conditionality Screens.
3. Payment of Jobseeker’s Allowance based on the existing Claimant Commitment,
continues until a revised one is agreed.
4. If an acceptable Claimant Commitment cannot be agreed because the claimant is
not available for work, or is not actively seeking employment, it must be explained
that Jobseeker’s Allowance will not continue to be paid.
5. The same actions as detailed in the ‘Failure to agree an initial claimant
commitment’ section must be taken before the availability and/or Actively Seeking
Employment doubt and the Claimant Commitment doubt are referred to the LMDM.

.....................................................................................................................................................................

4.) WHAT IF THE PERSON IS CLEARLY ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK? WHY SHOULD THEY CHANGE THERE JSA AGREEMENT TO A JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT WHICH IS UNDERPINNED BY THE SAME JSA REGULATIONS, JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT IS NOT A CONDITION OF JOB SEEKERS ALLOWANCE.

The Postcode districts specified in schedule 1 to S.I. 2013/987 to accept a claimant commitment as a condition of entitlement to JSA, legislation is not yet in force requiring a claimant to be mandated or expected to have a JSA Agreement (already in force) to a JSA claimant commitment.

SO WHAT LAW STATES I HAVE TO ACCEPT A FORCED CLAIMANT COMMITMENT ON THE THREAT OF SANCTIONS? UNIVERSAL CREDIT IS NOT YET IN MY ARA POST CODE. CLAIMANT COMMITMENT IS FOR UNIVERSAL CREDIT, JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT IS THE SAME OR UNDERPINNED BY THE OLD JSA REGULATIONS, ITS NOT A NEW CLAIM, WITH NO CHANGE OF LAW.

1.) HOW IS IT, THAT YOU HAVE TO SIGN A JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT BY FORCE ON THE THREAT OF SANCTIONS.? WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN A The Postcode districts specified in schedule 1 to S.I. 2013/987 to accept a claimant commitment.

2.)JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT IS NOT A CONDITION OF JOB SEEKERS ALLOWANCE, UNTIL UNIVERSAL CREDIT IS IN YOUR AREA.

SO WHY DO I HAVE TO SIGN A JSA CLAIMANT COMMITMENT ON WHAT AUTHORITY OF LAW?
Yours faithfully,

MR JAMES EDWARD

DWP freedom-of-information-requests, Department for Work and Pensions

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been accepted by the DWP FoI mailbox.
 
By the next working day your request will be forwarded to the relevant
information owner within the Department who will respond to you direct. 
 
If your email is a Freedom of Information request you can normally
expect a response within 20 working days.
 
Should you have any further queries in connection with this request do
please contact us.
 
For further information on the Freedom of Information Act within DWP
please click on the link below.
 
[1]http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...
 

show quoted sections

References

Visible links
1. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...

Dear DWP freedom-of-information-requests,

Yours sincerely,

MR JAMES EDWARD

DWP freedom-of-information-requests, Department for Work and Pensions

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been accepted by the DWP FoI mailbox.
 
By the next working day your request will be forwarded to the relevant
information owner within the Department who will respond to you direct. 
 
If your email is a Freedom of Information request you can normally
expect a response within 20 working days.
 
Should you have any further queries in connection with this request do
please contact us.
 
For further information on the Freedom of Information Act within DWP
please click on the link below.
 
[1]http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...
 

show quoted sections

References

Visible links
1. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...

DWP Strategy Freedom of Information, Department for Work and Pensions

1 Attachment

Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request

Yours sincerely

DWP Strategy FoI team

show quoted sections

Dear DWP Strategy Freedom of Information,

Thank you for your reply

I would like to address your 5th paragraprpgh.

Policy is nothing to do with legislation or law i.e jobseekers act, welfare reform act, HAVE TO CONFORM WITH WRITTEN LAW, REGULATION PASSED THROUGH PARLIAMENT. You state: policy decision was made to move from a jobseeker’s
Agreement to a jsa claimant commitment, as a means of recording claimant requirements. Therefore, jsa claimants need to agree and sign a jsa claimant commitment.

THE WORD NEED IS NOT A CONDITION OF LAW.

THIS IS NOT TRUE PLEASE WITHDRAW THIS STATEMENT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: YOU’RE GIVING OUT FALSE INFORMATION.

This is just your personal opinion made up policy, policy can be made up by anyone. What law states it’s mandatory to change your existing jsa agreement to claimant commitment?

The jsa claimant commitment does not require anything of the claimant over and above that of the existing jobseeker’s allowance regulations and in particular, fully conforms to the legal content of a jobseeker’s agreement outlined in regulation 31 of the jsa regulations. There for, it is not a condition for jobseekers allowance.

Your statements must comply with law not policy or personal opinion.

I was under the impression that freedom of information is separate from the dwp yet I feel your replies are biased.

SEE CASE: CJSA/5376/2014 – JSAG/CC ARE COVERED BY CONTRACT LAW, IF YOU HAVE A JSSA AGREEMENT IT REMAINS IN FORCE YOU CANNOT BE FORCED TO SIGN A CC

Yours sincerely,

MR JAMES EDWARD

DWP Strategy Freedom of Information, Department for Work and Pensions

1 Attachment

Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request.
 

Yours sincerely

DWP Strategy FoI team

show quoted sections

Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Work and Pensions's handling of my FOI request 'JSA Agreement to JSA Claimant Commitment'.

Dear DWP Strategy Freedom of Information,

Thank you for your reply

I would like to address your 5th paragraprpgh.

Policy is nothing to do with legislation or law i.e jobseekers act, welfare reform act, HAVE TO CONFORM WITH WRITTEN LAW, REGULATION PASSED THROUGH PARLIAMENT. You state: policy decision was made to move from a jobseeker’s
Agreement to a jsa claimant commitment, as a means of recording claimant requirements. Therefore, jsa claimants need to agree and sign a jsa claimant commitment.

THE WORD NEED IS NOT A CONDITION OF LAW.

THIS IS NOT TRUE PLEASE WITHDRAW THIS STATEMENT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: YOU’RE GIVING OUT FALSE INFORMATION.

This is just your personal opinion made up policy, policy can be made up by anyone. What law states it’s mandatory to change your existing jsa agreement to claimant commitment?

The jsa claimant commitment does not require anything of the claimant over and above that of the existing jobseeker’s allowance regulations and in particular, fully conforms to the legal content of a jobseeker’s agreement outlined in regulation 31 of the jsa regulations. There for, it is not a condition for jobseekers allowance.

Your statements must comply with law not policy or personal opinion.

I was under the impression that freedom of information is separate from the dwp yet I feel your replies are biased.

SEE CASE: CJSA/5376/2014 – JSAG/CC ARE COVERED BY CONTRACT LAW, IF YOU HAVE A JSSA AGREEMENT IT REMAINS IN FORCE YOU CANNOT BE FORCED TO SIGN A CC

Yours sincerely,

MR JAMES EDWARD

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j...

Yours faithfully,

MR JAMES EDWARD

DWP freedom-of-information-requests, Department for Work and Pensions

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been accepted by the DWP FoI mailbox.
 
By the next working day your request will be forwarded to the relevant
information owner within the Department who will respond to you direct. 
 
If your email is a Freedom of Information request you can normally
expect a response within 20 working days.
 
Should you have any further queries in connection with this request do
please contact us.
 
For further information on the Freedom of Information Act within DWP
please click on the link below.
 
[1]http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...
 

show quoted sections

References

Visible links
1. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...

DWP Strategy Freedom of Information, Department for Work and Pensions

Thank you for your Freedom of Information review request.

Please note that it is our internal target to answer reviews within 20 working days unless I need to come back to you to clarify your request, or the balance of the public interest test needs to be considered which we will keep you informed about.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

DWP Strategy FoI Team

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your right to complain under the Freedom of Information Act

If you are not happy with this response you may request an internal review by e-mailing [DWP request email] or by writing to DWP, Central FoI Team,
Caxton House, Tothill Street, SW1H 9NA. Any review request should be submitted within two months of the date of this letter. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office for a decision. Generally the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our own complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF
www.ico.org.uk/Global/contact_us or telephone 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745

show quoted sections

DWP Strategy Freedom of Information, Department for Work and Pensions

1 Attachment

 
 
 
Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
DWP Central Freedom of Information Team
 
 
 
 

show quoted sections