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l Independence Payment John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to ensure audio recording is available for all personal independence payment assessments. Esther McVey: Audio recording of PIP assessments will not be offered by Atos or Capita. The DWP has not seen evidence from other disability assessments that this would improve the quality of assessments. If claimants wish to record their assessment they must inform the assessor in advance and provide the assessor with a copy of the recording. Craig Whittaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether ATOS will be required to match claimants with the most appropriate assessor wherever possible during the personal independence payment assessment process. Esther McVey: Both Atos and Capita are required to ensure that the health professionals carrying out assessments have knowledge of the clinical aspects and likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions and impairments. The Department does not believe that it is necessary for providers to deploy health professionals who are specialists in the specific conditions or impairments of the individuals they are assessing. Instead the focus is on ensuring that the health professionals are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on the individual claimant's daily life. |