Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Employment Advisors by (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount have been employed by her Department in each year since that role was introduced.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The staffing resource assigned to Work Coach and Disability Employment Adviser activities is given below, measured as Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) based on activity-based management (ABM) activities and Staff in Post (SiP).
Disability Employment Adviser is one of several activities that are counted as Work Coach activities. As such, Disability Employment Advisers are shown as a subset of Work Coaches.
It is shown as at the end of each financial year since 2018-19, when Work Coach activity was first recorded as a discrete role within our data.
National | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
Staff in Post | |||
Work Coaches | 16,315 | 16,191 | 27,286 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers1 | 555 | 657 | 585 |
| |||
Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)2 | |||
Work Coaches | 13,287 | 12,938 | 23,833 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers | 441 | 546 | 478 |
Central Scotland3 | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
Staff in Post | |||
Work Coaches | 479 | 290 | 403 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers1 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| |||
Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)2 | |||
Work Coaches | 355 | 204 | 338 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Notes to the tables
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches by (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount were employed by her Department in each year since 2010.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The staffing resource assigned to Work Coach and Disability Employment Adviser activities is given below, measured as Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) based on activity-based management (ABM) activities and Staff in Post (SiP).
Disability Employment Adviser is one of several activities that are counted as Work Coach activities. As such, Disability Employment Advisers are shown as a subset of Work Coaches.
It is shown as at the end of each financial year since 2018-19, when Work Coach activity was first recorded as a discrete role within our data.
National | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
Staff in Post | |||
Work Coaches | 16,315 | 16,191 | 27,286 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers1 | 555 | 657 | 585 |
| |||
Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)2 | |||
Work Coaches | 13,287 | 12,938 | 23,833 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers | 441 | 546 | 478 |
Central Scotland3 | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
Staff in Post | |||
Work Coaches | 479 | 290 | 403 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers1 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| |||
Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)2 | |||
Work Coaches | 355 | 204 | 338 |
of which | |||
Disability Employment Advisers | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Notes to the tables
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to answer Questions 57102, 57103 and 57104 tabled by the hon. Member for Glasgow Central.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
I apologise to the honourable member for the delay in answering these questions. This was due to extensive Quality Assurance to ensure the figures are accurate. Please find the responses to these questions here.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has provided (a) financial and (b) other support to the No Falls Foundation to help the uptake of a no falls charter for those operating in working at height sectors.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To date there has been no discussion between the No Falls Foundation and the Health and Safety Executive about the production of a no falls charter, nor has any financial or other support been provided.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the No Falls Foundation on the production of a no falls charter.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To date there has been no discussion between the No Falls Foundation and the Health and Safety Executive about the production of a no falls charter, nor has any financial or other support been provided.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving the data collected on workplace deaths using the RIDDOR system.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) places a legal duty on responsible persons (usually employers in relation to employees) to report certain incidents at work (including work- related fatalities) to the relevant Enforcing Authority (HSE or Local Authority). The regulations apply to all sectors and workplaces in Great Britain.
The Regulations were amended in 2013 as a result of recommendations made by Professor Lofstedt in his 2011 report “Reclaiming health and safety for all: An independent review of health and safety legislation” to simplify reporting requirements.
The Regulations are reviewed every 5 years to ensure that they remain appropriate and fit for purpose. The Regulations were last reviewed in 2018 and no recommendations were made in relation to the reporting of work- related fatalities.
HSE has produced web-based guidance to support responsible persons in making judgements about what needs to be reported under RIDDOR. This guidance is also reviewed on a regular basis with reporting requirements routinely communicated to duty holders via targeted media activity.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs have been created in third sector organisations through the Kickstart scheme in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK as at 2 September 2021.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 36791 for Kickstart statistics on sectors and geographical areas. We are currently not able to publish a breakdown below the regional and national level although expect to be able to do so in due course.
We do not currently hold details of the number of charitable or voluntary sector organisations participating in Kickstart, but this something we plan to investigate as part of the evaluation for scheme. The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have secured employment through the Kickstart scheme to date.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The aim of the Kickstart Scheme is to fund the direct creation of additional jobs for young people at risk of long-term unemployment. Kickstart provides young people with an opportunity to build their skills and confidence in the work place and gain experience that will improve their chances of finding long-term, sustainable work.
As of the 27 May 2021, over 29,000 young people have started jobs created by the Kickstart Scheme.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 2273.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people in Glasgow Central have (a) been offered and (b) begun a place under the Kickstart scheme.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Delivering the Kickstart Scheme at pace has meant an initial concentration on the production of a limited data set. We are continuing to develop our data, and we aim to be able to publish more localised data (including by Parliamentary constituency) in due course.