A Bill to grant powers to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and make associated recommendations to the Secretary of State; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2022
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The bill would give the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman power to identify and investigate patterns of problems in the benefits system and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State. It focuses on systemic issues rather than individual cases, aiming to improve how benefits are run.
The bill has completed the 1st and 2nd readings in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage; if approved, it would move on to committee stage for detailed examination.
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21 Jun 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
