Committees

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres

Inquiry

The Work and Pension Committee is conducting an inquiry into Jobcentres, the first in a series of inquiries in response to the Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper.

The Government wants to increase employment and to help achieve this, it plans to reform Jobcentres, which it says are too focused on monitoring benefit compliance. The Government plans to create a new jobs and careers service, with a stronger focus on building skills and careers.

In this inquiry, the Committee will scrutinise: the purpose of Jobcentre Plus, experiences of Jobcentre services, how well Jobcentres work with others and plans for a new jobs and careers service.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 3 March 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 11 June 2025
9:30am Public
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres - Oral evidence 11 June 2025
9:30am
  • Alison McGovern MP (Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Ed Lidington (Director, Labour Market Strategy, Policy and Analysis at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • David Barrow (Director, Jobs & Career’s Service at Department for Work and Pensions)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 23 April 2025
9:30am Public
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres - Oral evidence 23 April 2025
9:30am
  • Abdi Mohamed (Head of Policy, Campaigns and Public Affairs at Scope)
  • Balbir Kaur Chatrik (Director of Policy and Communications at Centrepoint)
  • Sam Reid (Research Manager at Migrant Help)
  • Liz Sewell (Director at Belina Grow)
10:30am
  • Martin Cavanagh (PCS President at PCS)
  • Angela Grant (PCS DWP President at PCS)
  • Andrew McGregor (Chair of Careers Forum at UNISON)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 1 April 2025
9:00am Public
Oral evidence session 1 April 2025
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres - Oral evidence
9:00am
  • Rt Hon Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA))
Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations - Oral evidence
10:00am
  • Lauren McKechnie (Chief Executive at Age UK Bolton)
  • Paul McGarry (Head at Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Ageing Hub)
  • Jo Rowlands (Head of Financial Inclusion at Leeds City Council)
  • Trish Martin (Advice Services Manager at Southway Housing)
  • Jo Volpe (Chief Executive at Leeds Older People’s Forum)
11:00am
  • Sue Forster (Welfare Benefits Coordinator at Citizens Advice Liverpool)
  • Idowu Khadijat Morafa (Founder and Director at Across Ummah CIC)
Manchester Town Hall
Wednesday 12 March 2025
9:30am Public
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres - Oral evidence 12 March 2025
9:30am
  • Professor Peter Robertson (Professor at Edinburgh Napier University)
  • Becci Newton (Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies)
10:30am
  • Jane Gratton (Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce)
  • Saira Hussain (Employment Policy Champion at Federation of Small Businesses)
11:00am
  • Ramesh Moher (Director at New Challenge)
  • Elizabeth Taylor (Chief Executive at Employment Related Services Association (ERSA))
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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