Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment assessments carried out by (a) her Department and (b) other assessors that were rated as (i) acceptable, (b) acceptable with amendments, (c) acceptable with feedback, and (d) unacceptable in each of the last five years.

PIP assessments are completed by third-party providers rather than the Department itself. We do not rate assessments but we do independently audit assessment reports to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s Case Managers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified.

PIP Assessment Provider performance by audit grading can be accessed using the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/work-and-pensions-select-committee-pip-and-esa-assessments-inquiry-supporting-statistics