John D Turner in Birmingham on 27/05/14
John D Turner, ex civil servant with DWP
ESA, Broken Beyond Repair? A Suggested Framework for a Wholesale Overhaul
Hi i, thought I might speak on this topic, ESA, Broken Beyond Repair? A Suggested Framework for a Wholesale Overhaul. I am interested in views concerning this outline. If it is at all possible it would be helpful to know any particular issues that people might wish to be covered. The more I know the better prepared I will be. However, the points you list below are a good start.
As for me? I am an ex-civil servant of 27 years experience. I worked for most of my career at the Department for Work and Pensions (and its previous incarnations) in the employment area. I was a Claimant Adviser for a number of years and used to deliver redundancy talks. I also worked briefly for Advantage West Midlands and was seconded to the East Birmingham and North Solihull Regeneration Zone, a wholly owned subsidiary of AWM, for over six years as Employment Development Manager.
I cannot promise to answer all the questions that might arise, but I should be able to feed back information after the talk and/or direct people towards useful sources of information. However, the pensions side of DWP is very much a mystery to me too, but again I can cover some basic matters and point people towards where they may find more detailed information.
