Question follow-through · 20873

Department for Work and Pensions: Sexual Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training her Department provides to investigators handling sexual harassment cases to ensure investigations are (a) trauma-informed and (b) compliant with best practices.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
31 Dec 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training her Department provides to investigators handling sexual harassment cases to ensure investigations are (a) trauma-informed and (b) compliant with best practices.

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ensures that its investigators handling sexual harassment cases are accredited and equipped with the necessary skills to conduct trauma-informed investigations, compliant with best practice. All DWP investigators...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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