Question follow-through · 108922

Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure that parties appearing before the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal are informed of any material change in the nature of allegations made against them dur

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
6 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure that parties appearing before the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal are informed of any material change in the nature of allegations made against them dur

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal’s job is to establish if DWP’s decision was correct when it was originally made. As such, allegations are not part of the proceedings. DWP lapsing a decision, which is where the department finds in a c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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