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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc
The forcing bit looks to be scrapped yes but you can still ask to be put on an unpaid placement in a workplace via the work programme..
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The forcing bit will not be scrapped ,that has been upheld in todays judgement as it was in the original appeal last year .What is wrong is the ESE regulations governing the schemes and applied by the DWP are wrong and so need to be re done
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Two claimants who had been placed on two different Government schemes were granted permission to seek a judicial review to challenge the validity of the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) (ESE) Regulations 2011 which underpin these schemes. The Community Action Programme trialled the provision of mandatory community work for the very long-term unemployed, while the sector-based work academies (sbwa) scheme includes work experience and training.
The Court of Appeal has backed an earlier High Court judgment that requiring participation in the schemes does not breach human rights, and that a formal policy statement is not required before Regulations can be enforced.
While the judgment supports the principle and policy of our employment schemes, and acknowledges the care and resources we have dedicated to implementing these schemes, the Court of Appeal ruled that the regulations did not describe the schemes to which they apply.
The Court of Appeal has therefore quashed the ESE Regulations. We are appealing that verdict, but in the meantime we are tabling new regulations to ensure that we can continue requiring people to take part in these schemes which give them the skills and experience they need to find work.
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http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press...wp022-13.shtml
The full judgement is here paras 63-68
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resource...tary-state.pdf