Curtis Allan

Job search activities during Covid-19 outbreak

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 3 July 2020.

Partially successful.

Here's what the DWP won't tell you! UC AND JSA: WORK-RELATED REQUIREMENTS 11. As a result of the Coronavirus disease outbreak for a period of 3 mont...

UC Journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Frank Zola on 19 September 2019.

Successful.

The DWP response does not make any mention of the Journal RE: ‘A message to my work coach’ sections of the Universal Credit journal https://www.what...

Using the 'To-do list' and 'A message to your work coach' section of the UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 8 September 2019.

Partially successful.

@Frank Zola Thanks for all your input, Frank. You’re a star, and no mistaking! I suspect that for those of us in the know, it’s going to be down to...

Universal Credit journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by John Smith on 24 May 2019.

Withdrawn by the requester.

You don’t have to use your journal. Written jobsearch is acceptable.

Volunteering

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 8 May 2019.

Information not held.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 5th April. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Poli...

Signing provider forms and documents - update

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 29 March 2019.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 2nd March. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Cent...

Work Coach guidance (Jobcentres)

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 5 October 2017.

Successful.

Please see the attached reply and accompanying document to your Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Strategy FoI Team DWP Central...

Travel time guidance issued to work coaches

Follow up sent to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan on 17 September 2017.

Withdrawn by the requester.

I would like to withdraw this request: Travel time guidance issued to work coaches. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Curtis Allan

Mandatory Reconsideration guidance & Universal Credit Full Service Guidance

Follow up sent to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan on 17 September 2017.

Withdrawn by the requester.

I am withdrawing my request: Mandatory Reconsideration guidance & Universal Credit Full Service Guidance. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Curtis All...

JCP wants my CV

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by J Roberts on 7 June 2017.

Partially successful.

The response includes: "Paragraph 45 may be of interest." Here it is: "45. Participation in CV Job Broking Service is entirely voluntary. If the...

Signing Provider Documentation Revision

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 6 June 2017.

Successful.

Mr Curtis Please see copy of your FoI request attached Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Central Freedom of Information...

Jobclubs and Group Sessions - are they manadatory?

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 13 February 2017.

Successful.

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

JSA to UC Guidance

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 10 February 2017.

Successful.

Mr Allan Please see copy of your FoI request attached Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Central Freedom of Information Team [D...

Legislation now in place that allows JCP to photocopy and retain claimant's work search activities without claimant's consent

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 13 July 2016.

Successful.

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

Signing Provider Documentation

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by mas locin on 12 July 2016.

Successful.

Dear Curtis and Frank Please check out below. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cwp_participation#comment-70545 Brilliant, suddenly loads mo...

WCs specifying how UC claimants provide evidence of their work search

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 24 June 2016.

Successful.

Please accept our apologies for the delay and see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Strategy FoI team...

CC Pack for claimants in receipt of JSA version of UC

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 31 May 2016.

Successful.

Dear Mr Allan Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Central Freedom of I...

DWP/jobcentre wants Universal Credit claimants CV

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 11 May 2016.

Successful.

Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request Yours sincerely DWP Strategy FoI team DWP Central Freedom of Information A Anne...

JCP retaining claimant's worksearch evidence against their will

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 19 April 2016.

Successful.

Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request Yours sincerely DWP Strategy FoI team DWP Strategy Freedom of Information A Ann...

Sharing personal data with provider

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 18 April 2016.

Successful.

Dear Mr Allan Please see attached reply to your recent Freedom of Information request. Many Thanks Briefing and Correspondence Team | Department f...

Copy of Claimant Commitment Pack

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 14 April 2016.

Successful.

Dear Mr Allan Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Central Freedo...

Definition of a Work-Related Requirement

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 11 April 2016.

Partially successful.

Please see the attached reply to your Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Strategy FoI team DWP Central Freedom of Information A A...

Mandatory evidence of job search for UC claimants

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 11 April 2016.

Successful.

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

JCP wants to photocopy my handwritten/typed job search evidence

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 25 March 2016.

Partially successful.

The DWP only gave me the information in relation to JSA, when I wanted it in relation to UC as well. My fault. I should have made this clear in my requ...

Jobseeker Directions: Guidance Queries and Help

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 16 March 2016.

Successful.

Dear Mr Allen Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Yours sincerely DWP Central Freedom of I...

Job search activities during Covid-19 outbreak

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 3 July 2020.

Partially successful.

Here's what the DWP won't tell you! UC AND JSA: WORK-RELATED REQUIREMENTS 11. As a result of the Coronavirus disease outbreak for a period of 3 mont...

Using the 'To-do list' and 'A message to your work coach' section of the UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 8 September 2019.

Partially successful.

@Frank Zola Thanks for all your input, Frank. You’re a star, and no mistaking! I suspect that for those of us in the know, it’s going to be down to...

Using the 'To-do list' and 'A message to your work coach' section of the UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 8 September 2019.

Partially successful.

@Frank Zola Does this mean that claimants can be forced to use the journal to provide evidence of their job search if it is included the To-Do's?

Using the 'To-do list' and 'A message to your work coach' section of the UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 8 September 2019.

Partially successful.

I will not be pursuing this, as Frank Zola got the answer I wanted in his FoI below: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/universal_credit_journal_...

Using the 'To-do list' and 'A message to your work coach' section of the UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 19 July 2019.

Partially successful.

I have made a second FoI request in relation to this request, this time specifically asking for recorded information held by the DWP. I have also made...

Work Search records in-person, coach keeping a copy?

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by James Wilson. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 2 April 2019.

Partially successful.

If it's your own paper journal or emails you've printed off, then the answer's no - they can't retain or photocopy it, as it's your personal/private pr...

Refund Of Universal Credit Helpline Charges

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Jeff Smith. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 1 December 2017.

Successful.

@H Mansfield This link will take you to Mr Wilson's FoI request and reply. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i_am_being_made_redundant#incomin...

Adding CV to UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Doug Brown. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 27 September 2017.

Long overdue.

@ Frank Zola & @ Doug Brown Universal Jobmatch account versus Universal Credit account Section 23 of The Welfare Reform Act 2012, Chapter 2 allows...

Adding CV to UC journal

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Doug Brown. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 24 September 2017.

Long overdue.

@Doug Reading between the lines, I think work coaches are going to be told to push the journal as “being the only way” claimants can provide evidence...

Mandatory Reconsideration guidance & Universal Credit Full Service Guidance

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 17 September 2017.

Withdrawn by the requester.

I have found the information I was requesting.

Work Coach guidance (Jobcentres)

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 11 September 2017.

Successful.

@ Frank Zola Thanks for that. I'm hoping they will provide the full copy of this guidance.

Signing Provider Documentation Revision

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 17 May 2017.

Successful.

I am in two minds about how to update the status of this request. Reading between the lines, it would appear the DWP are implying that if claimants d...

Successful bidders

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Frank Zola. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 1 August 2016.

Refused.

Super stuff! At least we'll know who to potentially target when the Work and Health Programme is rolled out.

10 Local Work and Health Programme pilots

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Frank Zola. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 15 June 2016.

Awaiting classification.

Frank, Good luck on this one mate. You're going to need it. As far as I can recall, the DWP are still holding out on FOI requests for the Work Progra...

Signing Provider Documentation

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 11 June 2016.

Successful.

Dear mas locin My apologies for the delay in replying but I have had a few family issues to deal with recently. I have read the annotation you lef...

DWP/jobcentre wants Universal Credit claimants CV

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 21 April 2016.

Successful.

Thanks for the tip. I've just requested an internal review.

DWP/jobcentre wants Universal Credit claimants CV

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 20 April 2016.

Successful.

The reply only refers to claimants for the IAP - Intensive Activity Programme, which is currently only suitable for 18-24 year olds not currently in ed...

Can the Jobcentre mandate a claimant to show their job applications?

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Stephanie Herne. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 18 April 2016.

Awaiting classification.

Although there is no direct referral to any specific legislation, this link may be of some help to you. It contains data about creating a Claimant Comm...

UC: Mandatory to use "Your meeting plan"? & "My work plan"?

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Frank Zola. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 18 April 2016.

Awaiting classification.

Creating a Commitment Pack: My Work Plan "This is not mandatory for claimants to complete, and claimants can choose to provide evidence of their wor...

Successful bidders

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Frank Zola. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 9 April 2016.

Refused.

I would imagine the reason why the DWP are so reluctant to release this information is because it'll probably be the same shower who will be bidding f...

CWP Participation

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by P Baker. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 9 April 2016.

Partially successful.

P baker, mas locin claims to have been sanctioned several times and has had appeals turned down for failing to sign provider documentation. " mas l...

Signing Provider Documentation

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 8 April 2016.

Successful.

mas locin: Your annotation has been posted on Ipswich Unemployed Action. "superted" has advised that when it comes to signing in and signing elf &...

Is providing a CV to the Jobcentre mandatory?

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Stephanie Herne. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 7 April 2016.

Successful.

Stephanie, Under UC, claimants can be required (forced) to provide "information" under the auspices of a 'work related requirement'. It would appe...

JCP wants my CV

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 30 March 2016.

Partially successful.

They only answered my request in relation to claimants in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance. I assumed, wrongly, that because I used the generic term "...

JCP wants to photocopy my handwritten/typed job search evidence

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 25 March 2016.

Partially successful.

The DWP only gave me the information in relation to JSA, when I wanted it in relation to UC as well. My fault. I should have made this clear in my requ...

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