In the case of one of my constituents, it took three months to determine whether he should be sanctioned, as it was not clear whether the responsibility rested with the manager of the placement or the jobcentre. At one stage I wrote to the Minister, and I cannot say that his letter made the matter any clearer. In that case, is it right that the sanction is maintained against my constituent? It is perfectly obvious that not only did he not know the conditions relating to the sanction, but neither did the manager of the placement nor the staff at the jobcentre. Surely the Minister is simply covering up an error, if he is allowed to do that.
Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Steve McCabe
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 March 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill.
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