A freedom of information tribunal has ruled that the Department for
Work and Pensions should disclose four internal documents on the
Universal Credit programme.
The documents give an insight into some of the risks, problems and challenges faced by DWP directors and teams and on UC.
They could also provide evidence on whether the DWP misled Parliament and the public in announcements and press releases issued between 2011 and late 2013.
The DWP and ministers, including the secretary of state Iain Duncan Smith, declared repeatedly that the UC scheme was on time and on budget at a time when independent internal reports – which the DWP has refused to publish – were highly critical of elements of management of the programme.
Some detail from the internal reports was revealed by the National Audit Office in its Universal Credit: early progress in September 2013.
The FOI tribunal, under judge…
The documents give an insight into some of the risks, problems and challenges faced by DWP directors and teams and on UC.
They could also provide evidence on whether the DWP misled Parliament and the public in announcements and press releases issued between 2011 and late 2013.
The DWP and ministers, including the secretary of state Iain Duncan Smith, declared repeatedly that the UC scheme was on time and on budget at a time when independent internal reports – which the DWP has refused to publish – were highly critical of elements of management of the programme.
Some detail from the internal reports was revealed by the National Audit Office in its Universal Credit: early progress in September 2013.
The FOI tribunal, under judge…
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