Question follow-through · 80067
Employment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Work Coaches have been trained to understand domestic abuse; and who that training is provided by.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 32 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Work Coaches have been trained to understand domestic abuse; and who that training is provided by.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
All staff new to DWP complete learning on Domestic Abuse as part of their induction. Work Coaches then complete role specific learning which includes further learning on domestic abuse which will build their knowledge to develop the relevant skills to hel...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: Domestic Abuse
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has (a) implemented a domestic abuse policy for staff and (b) trained line managers to effectively respond to staff who are experiencing domestic abuse.