Citizens Advice has renewed its call for the government to impose financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate work capability assessment report produced.
The call follows National Audit Office criticism of the Department for Work and Pensions’ failure to penalise Atos – the private company with whom it has a contract to carry out ‘fitness for work’ medical assessments – for under-performance.
Citizens Advice chief executive Gillian Guy said:
“We wouldn’t allow a private contractor to let us down on the Olympics, we can’t allow one to let down disabled people.
GOOD GAME GOOD GAME, WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT TAKE THE BLINKERS OFF ATOS WILL FAIL MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLEARLY NOT WELL AND ARE
UNFIT FOR WORK !! BECAUSE THEY WILL THEN BE RE-ASSESSED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER BY ATOS, ITS CALLED A GRAVY TRAIN, OR THE GOLDEN GOOSE.
AT THE EXPENCE OF THE SICK AND DISABLED, WHO WILL NO DOUBT REMEMBER THIS AT THE BALLOT BOX IN A FEW YEARS TIME.