Insurance for people on CWP

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Could you please supply me with all documentation relating to the provision of Insurance for people on the Community Work Placement scheme.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Wynn

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Dear Operations FOI Requests,

I can find information stating the Prime Contractor must hold insurance, for example:-

'The Prime Contractor shall effect and maintain with a reputable insurance company a policy or policies of insurance providing an adequate level of cover in respect of all risks which may be incurred by the Prime Contractor, arising out of the Prime Contractor's performance of its obligations under the Contract, including death or personal injury, loss of or damage to property or any other loss. Such policies must cover the Prime Contractor’s potential liabilities...'

I can not find any specific information that relates to the claimant, or the placement provider. Can you point me to the specific information on insurance cover for the claimant while on a placement? How they are classified? Who provides the insurance the Prime Contractor/Service Provider, Service Provider subcontractor or Placement Provider?

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Wynn

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Dear Mr. Wynn,

Please find attached the response to your request for us to review our reply to you in FOI3587.

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DWP Freedom of Information Team

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Stephen Wynn left an annotation ()

I do not believe that service providers of the DWP with regards to the CWP scheme are under any understanding to provide insurance provision for placements. I believe it is being assumed that a person on placement will be classed as, for example, a volunteer. That the placement provider will already have insurance cover in place to cover that categorisation. Yet I do no believe a person on CWP can for example be classed as volunteer under a mandatory scheme. I have seen no evidence to date, that shows separate insurance provision is being taken for placements by the service provider.