Recording meetings in private rooms at JCP

This is what  use. Well, very similar, I bought mine several years ago. For a fiver with memory card it's  great deal.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U-Disk-Voice-Audio-Sound-Recorder-MP3-Portable-Micro-Dictaphone-Recording/401688332018?hash=item5d867d86f2mEo6crLI1JU9HHOVdDpmemw

It fits easily and unobtrusively into a tee-shirt pocket for example, or hung around the neck on a piece of string etc. Just don't use a chain as it creates noise when you move. The recordings are very clear. The advantage of having it in a pocket is that it is always with you if you have to move and you're not having to fumble with a phone etc. Very long battery life and recording length, 10 hours on one charge on mine.

I am not sure if this FOI is somewhere else on this site about recording meetings (dated: 9 March 2016)?  

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/316225/response/779882/attach/html/3/FOI%20Response%20554.pdf.html

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

One more point if you need to present this evidence that has been recorded, does anyone know how you should do this to the dwp. Do you send them a copy of the recording in digital 'mp3' etc format. Or do you need to make a transcription of the meeting onto paper?  

you need to make a transcription of the meeting onto paper

keeps them less aware of a recording device

only if you go into a proper court is where you use both references transcript and recording

Pintel wrote:One more point if you need to present this evidence that has been recorded, does anyone know how you should do this to the dwp.

The only time I've had to provide a recording was when I made a complaint to ICE and I just sent them a CD with the recording on it. I didn't provide a transcript.