Government blocks publication of names of ‘workfare’ employers

Further to the rightsnet story Less than half of Work Programme sub-contractors are from the voluntary sector, the Guardian has reported that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to publish the names of charities and businesses involved in the mandatory work activity programme. They say that following a request from the information commissioner, the DWP has said that the government’s mandatory work programme would “collapse” if the names were made public due to the likelihood of protests against the organisations involved.

In August, the commissioner ruled that the names should be released. However, in a 14-page appeal document leaked to the Guardian, DWP lawyers argue that the details of companies and charities involved in the mandatory work activity scheme – which compels unemployed people to do 30 hours of unpaid labour a week in order to retain their jobseeker’s allowance – must remain secret. Government lawyers say the entire scheme would have come unhinged had they released placement details at the time of the request because campaign groups would have focused their protests and forced the charities and businesses involved to withdraw.

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Should be easy for people reading this to start adding local names of who is involved on here?

i might be wrong, but aren’t those just Work Programme sub and sub-sub-contractors, and not necessarily those doing manditory work activity?