Question follow-through · 118365
Recruitment: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to provide feedback to job applicants who are unsuccessful.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to provide feedback to job applicants who are unsuccessful.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The DWP encourages employers to provide feedback to unsuccessful job applicants wherever possible. This includes asking employers to adapt their recruitment processes so they can identify applicants and share outcome information with Employer Adviser team...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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