Department for Work and Pensions v Information Commissioner

Department for Work and Pensions v Information Commissioner was a 2013 first-tier tribunal case in the United Kingdom. It concerned a dispute over whether companies that had participated in government 'workfare' schemes should be released under the Freedom of Information Act following a request by a man called Frank Zola. The tribunal ruled that the names of participant companies should be released. ^[1]

The DWP appealed to the Upper Tribunal but on 15 July 2014 this was dismissed. ^[2]

References

Workfare in the United Kingdom

Workfare Programmes	Community Action Programme Mandatory Work Activity Sector Based Work Academies Work Programme Steps to Work Day One Support for Young People Trailblazer 'Derbyshire “Trailblazer” Mandatory Youth Activity Programme' Help to Work

Workfare Providers ('Primes')	A4e Avanta BEST Careers Development Group Employment and Skills Group G4S Ingeus Maximus Newcastle College Prospects Services Reed Rehab Seetec Serco Working Links

Workfare Companies	List of British organisations who have participated in workfare programmes

Opposition	Boycott Workfare Solidarity Federation

Litigation	R v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, ex p Reilly Department for Work and Pensions v Information Commissioner

Legislation	Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013

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