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
2 November 2023
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The bill would give the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman new powers to identify and investigate systemic problems in the benefits system and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State on how to fix them. It creates a framework for the Ombudsman to look at welfare issues on a broad scale rather than only individual cases. The measure is linked to health and welfare oversight and is at an early stage in Parliament.
The Bill is at its 1st reading in the House of Commons; it has not yet progressed to further stages.
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20 Jun 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
