Welfare Reform Bill

The noble Baroness presses me on a point on which it is difficult to be specific. I am sure that she would acknowledge that it will inevitably depend on the individual circumstances of the case. If a parent took up available provision—perhaps they had been alerted to it by Jobcentre Plus—but it was found not to be satisfactory and the parent wanted to withdraw from the provision, if there was good cause for that and the parent could demonstrate that that was a reasonable decision in the circumstances, that could be persuasive with the decision-maker. If it were not, there is still a second right of appeal if a sanction were to be applied.