Question follow-through · 7316
Medical Certificates: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Fit Note Reform Pilots, published on 21 May 2026, HCWS56, how many employers in Lancashire and South Cumbria are expected to participate in the pilot.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Fit Note Reform Pilots, published on 21 May 2026, HCWS56, how many employers in Lancashire and South Cumbria are expected to participate in the pilot.
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2026
Answer published
The fit note reform pilots are designed to support individual employees to remain in, or return to, work. This will include engaging with their employers, where appropriate, as part of that process, rather than targeting employers or businesses directly. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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