Question follow-through · 8211
Occupational Health: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that occupational health providers acting for employers respect an individual's right to withdraw consent during an assessment, and do not disclose informat
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
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that occupational health providers acting for employers respect an individual's right to withdraw consent during an assessment, and do not disclose informat
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department does not regulate occupational health providers or oversee individual clinical assessments commissioned by employers. Occupational health providers are required to comply with relevant legal and professional requirements, including data pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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