Flexible New Deal Sanction Register
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Flexible New Deal Sanction Register
In the next few weeks we will be launching a Flexible New Deal Sanction Register where jobseekers on Flexible New Deal who have received either a Flexible New Deal fixed sanction or variable sanction can register it so other jobseekers can view it.
This is not official – we won’t be able to confirm that information submitted is correct – but the purpose is so we can keep track of as many sanctions as possible including useful information such as:
- Provider
- Contract Area & Physical Location
- Fixed sanction or Variable sanction
- Length of variable sanction and length of fixed sanction (for new offences)
- The alleged offence
- A statement by the jobseeker of the actual events (if different from alleged) or the reasons (i.e. I refused to apply for a temporary zero hour contract job)
- Whether the review requested (when you appeal) gets the Decision Maker to see you had “good cause”
- If you were referred to a Decision Maker and the Decision Maker dropped the case (OK not a sanction)
- Appeal Tribunal information
We hope that many Flexible New Deal participants who are unlucky enough to receive a sanction visit this website and find the link to the Sanction Register for Flexible New Deal.
We hope to provide some advice to sanctioned jobseekers such as their rights, hardship fund, how best to appeal, compensation claims and advice for tribunal.
If the problem happens to be a large problem (more so than with New Deal) we might even setup a support network where volunteers will be happy to attend Appeal Tribunals with you (if required).
It would then become a good sample (“sample” because we won’t get every sanction registered) to see the performance of Flexible New Deal providers who sanction jobseekers – the percentage of which fail (i.e. Decision Maker takes no further action), get revised (i.e. Decision Maker looks at it again and drops the case), goes to Appeal Tribunal, successful Tribunal cases and unsuccessful cases.
The statistics would be great so we can determine for instance how many sanctions referrals are put forward by providers which aren’t sanction-able offences (i.e. Decision Maker doesn’t uphold it).
We hope blog readers find this a good idea – we won’t be interested in names, addresses and other contact details and National Insurance numbers. I think copies of letters etc. would be a good idea to prevent false claims – sensitive details therefore can be removed prior to sending.
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Taking a bit longer than anticipated. Coming Soon!
Having recently started with Calder UK Ltd in Holloway Road, North London, I would like to check out the legality of a sanction imposed before I even started this ‘course’.
My details were submitted to Colder and they then wrote to me to invite me to an assessment. Due to the fact that my address is classed as non-secure, due to thieving neighbours, and having to share a communal mail box. Needless to say that this was not recieved. I contacted the local Jobcentreplus office to alert them to this. They then advised me to contact Colder direct. This I did only to be told that I was to be sanctioned. This was then followed up by Colder writing to me AGAIN instead of using e-mail or contacting my mobile. They then stated that Colder did not have these details. I then proved them wrong and as such have been told that my appeal could take up to 6mths to process.
Having read your article on the sanctions protocols I will keep you updated as to when and indeed if, I get my two weeks benefit repaid.
I have e-mailed Colder in respect of this and to date they have not had the common courtesy let alone decency to respond. I won’t hold my breath.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks
Dave
Dave, Assuming your jobcnentre was already aware that you lived in a non-secure address prior to the Calder letter you should be okay.
After all, if the jobcentre failed to notify Calder that your address was insecure then it is not your fault but the jobcentre’s.
I once lived in a non secure address which meant I had to go to the jobcentre to collect my fortnightly giro as I wasn’t able to provide an alternative safe address for it to be sent to.
Good luck