Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill

Key Points

• It places a legal duty on the Secretary of State to offer audio recording of eligibility assessments for Disability Benefit applicants.
• The option would apply to the assessment process used to determine eligibility for Disability Benefits.
• Recordings would provide claimants with a verbatim record of what was said during the assessment.
• The bill would require the administration to set out how recordings are stored, used and protected under data privacy rules.
• The measure is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons, having had its 1st Reading in December 2023.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Commons. It has started its passage through Parliament and has not yet become law.