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 Monday 3 March 2025.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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23 April 2025
Inquiry Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Witnesses 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), Andrew McGregor (Careers Forum Chair at UNISON), Martin Cavanagh (PCS President at PCS), and Angela Grant (PCS DWP President at PCS)
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1 April 2025
Inquiry Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Witnesses Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA))
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12 March 2025
Inquiry Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Witnesses Professor Peter Robertson (Professor at Edinburgh Napier University), Becci Newton (Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies), Jane Gratton (Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce), Saira Hussain (Employment Policy Champion at Federation of Small Businesses), Ramesh Moher (Director at New Challenge), and Elizabeth Taylor (Chief Executive at Employment Related Services Association (ERSA))
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