Work program and access to private information.

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

I am requesting the following information regarding what private and confidential information can be demanded for, by a work program provider in a mandation.

1- Can a jobseeker be mandated to provide their private and confidential information on their job applications to work program provider.

2- Can a jobseeker be mandated to apply for job vacancies on a work providers computer if they have the means to apply for that vacancy elsewhere.

3- Can a jobseeker be mandated to show their private and confidential cover letters they have used for a job application .

4- Because of security issues now with windows xp not getting security updates on their system bacause microsoft has stopped all support for the system. Can you be mandated to use a work providers computer using the windows xp, knowing that any personal data you put in could be comprimised.

Yours faithfully,

Keith Richmond

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Keith Richmond,

"If individuals have exhausted the provider's complaint process and are still unhappy they can escalate the issue to the Independent Case Examiner (ICE). The role of ICE is to act as an independent referee for people who may feel that Government Agencies or Businesses have not treated them fairly or have not dealt with complaints in a satisfactory manner."

Here is some information on complaints that have been escalated to the ICE that you may find of interest:

http://unemploymentmovement.com/forum/we...

http://www.whywaitforever.com/dwpatoslet...

Here you can find details of the 7 cases brought against ICE in 2013/14 that the PHSO either partially or fully upheld:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

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 'Work program and access to private information.'.
I asked for information regarding access to private information put into a job application and not job search. Tha questions have nothing to do with job searching but has to do with actual job applications.
I shall put my questions again and hope this time my questions will be answered.

1- Can a jobseeker be mandated to provide their private and
confidential information on their job applications to work program
provider.

2- Can a jobseeker be mandated to apply for job vacancies on a work
providers computer if they have the means to apply for that vacancy
elsewhere.

3- Can a jobseeker be mandated to show their private and
confidential cover letters they have used for a job application .

4- Because of security issues now with windows xp not getting
security updates on their system bacause microsoft has stopped all
support for the system. Can you be mandated to use a work providers
computer using the windows xp, knowing that any personal data you
put in could be comprimised.

Yours faithfully,

Keith Richmond

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

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Dear Mr Richmond.

 

Please find attached DWP response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

 

Yours Sincerley

 

DWP Operations.

FOI Team

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