Work & Health Programme FOI's

Policy Guidance (not an easy read!):
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/work_health_programme_procedural#incoming-1110039

Selection of Claimants - Mandatory Referrals:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/selecting_claimants_for_mandator#incoming-1108125

Forms & Letters:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/whp_forms_and_letters

Placements:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/placements_and_annex_2_work_and#incoming-1107571

Linking:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/linking_periods_work_health_prog

Consent - Designation Orders:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/consent_designation_orders_inclu#incoming-1102039

Provider Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-and-health-programme-provider-guidance

Edit:
No requirement to sign forms
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/work_and_health_programme_forms

Work and Health Programme (WHP) participants must disclose and talk about their health and disability with WHP prime provider staff and subcontractors

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/work_and_health_programme_whp_pa#incoming-1168266

I'm on jsa and I've been imitimidated and threatend with sanctions for withholding my signature by workcoach and floor manager if I do not sign consent to share my details to third parties form, even though the form says you can withdraw you consent at anytime.

Im being sent back to whp provider and wc expects me to give my consent away under duress. If I don't they will refer me to a decision maker.

Heres a FOI @Catwoman:

"DWP have no recorded information which refers to a legal or mandatory requirement for participants on the Work and Health Programme to complete or sign paper or electronic documents drawn up by a provider. "

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/448380/response/1119550/attach/html/2/FoI%205283%20IR%20662%20IR%2053%20reply.pdf.html

So you would think that they are on thin ice if they go ahead with this 'sanction'?

I had that foi ready for them , they wouldn't look at it. They wouldn't look at it because it would prove they are lying to me. So they kept me for 2 hours using threats of sanction.

I realise now that if it was mandatory then they would have sanctioned me within 2 minutes never mind intimidate me for two hours.

Well done to you @Catwoman   . Are there any rule with regards to W-Roaches refusing to acknowledge any evidence given to them, as you say you had the relivant FOI in black and white?

On a side note, we should start to take buckets with us as most JCP don't have a public toilet. And they are going with the tactic of keeping people waiting to be seen, "So they kept me for 2 hours using threats of sanction.". . I hope they have a good carpet cleaner...



http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11521849.Disabled_woman__35___humiliated__after_wetting_herself_when_not_allowed_to_use_Jobcentre_toilet/

Error made a fresh post on using job centre toilets etc.