questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of assessors employed by contractors to carry out Access to Work assessments in the latest period for which data is available.
answerText: Access to Work Holistic Assessments are contracted to two suppliers who both cover England, Scotland and Wales. As of Monday 16th October, there were 56.9 FTE (full-time equivalent) assessors on the contract, across both suppliers and their supply chains.
heading: Access to Work Programme: Staff