Curtis Allan

Seeking a claimant's permission (verbal, written or implied)

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 14 March 2022.

Information not held.

@ Mr A P Sinnott I hear that - all of it. The trouble is that a lot of claimants are too scared to confront their work coach as most of them are livi...

Digitally capable telephone claimant declines to provide work coach with an email address

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 16 February 2022.

Partially successful.

The DWP did not answer the first part of my request. Instead they referred me to the How to claim section https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-c...

Mandatory changing ftom a phone to an online claim

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by J Roberts on 16 February 2022.

Successful.

Spotlight on: Claims by phone 'The facility for claimants to make new claims by phone is available for those who are unable to complete the online s...

Can claimants be legally compelled to participate in provider-led diagnostic assessments?

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 6 October 2021.

Partially successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 22nd September. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team Ple...

Restart data sanctions, complaints procedure and data sharing

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 20 September 2021.

Partially successful.

The DWP have combined thire reply to this FOI with their reply to my FOI below. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/reed_restart_data_request#inco...

Reed Restart data request

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 14 September 2021.

Partially successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 30th August. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team Welcom...

Restart scheme participant portals - Mandatory?

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 9 September 2021.

Withdrawn by the requester.

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has been received by the DWP FOI mailbox. If your email is a valid Freedom of...

Copy of Action Plan used by Restart scheme provider

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 27 August 2021.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 9th August. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team Intervi...

Please disclose a copy of the 'initial Diagnostic Assessment' used by Reed in Partnership

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 30 July 2021.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 14th July. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team Member D...

DWP form for doing unpaid voluntary work

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 21 June 2021.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 21st May. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Centr...

Using the Universal Credit helpline

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 1 June 2021.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 17th May. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Centr...

Restart contracts in the East of England

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 29 April 2021.

Withdrawn by the requester.

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has been accepted by the DWP FOI mailbox. If your email is a Freedom of Inform...

JCP email addresses

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 1 March 2021.

Information not held.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 8th February. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP C...

UC migration training materials

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 8 January 2021.

Information not held.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 9th December. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP C...

Non Digital data

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 18 December 2020.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 6th December. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP C...

Legacy migration in East Anglia

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 16 December 2020.

Partially successful.

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

Migration Notice

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 15 December 2020.

Successful.

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

Universal Credit Helpline learning materials

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 9 December 2020.

Withdrawn by the requester.

This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has been accepted by the DWP FOI mailbox. If your email is a Freedom of Inform...

Signing on electronically

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 3 December 2020.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 25th November. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP...

Email address for Legacy claimants

Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Curtis Allan on 2 December 2020.

Successful.

Dear Curtis Allan, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 25th November. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP...

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...

Seeking a claimant's permission (verbal, written or implied)

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 14 March 2022.

Information not held.

@ Mr A P Sinnott I hear that - all of it. The trouble is that a lot of claimants are too scared to confront their work coach as most of them are livi...

Digitally capable telephone claimant declines to provide work coach with an email address

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 16 February 2022.

Partially successful.

The DWP did not answer the first part of my request. Instead they referred me to the How to claim section https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-c...

Restart data sanctions, complaints procedure and data sharing

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 20 September 2021.

Partially successful.

The DWP have combined thire reply to this FOI with their reply to my FOI below. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/reed_restart_data_request#inco...

Please disclose a copy of the 'initial Diagnostic Assessment' used by Reed in Partnership

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 30 July 2021.

Successful.

@Frank Thanks for the heads up. I saw you earlier request for Diagnostic Assessment in an earlier request. Hence mine for the Reed.

Restart contracts in the East of England

Request to Department for Work and Pensions by Curtis Allan. Annotated by Curtis Allan on 28 April 2021.

Withdrawn by the requester.

The webpage has now been updated to include the individual contract package areas. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restart-scheme

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.

Successful.

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...

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