• Benefits,Death,Department for Work and Pensions,Failure

  Labour’s DWP safeguarding plan: fixing the barn door after the chickens came home to roost?

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: May 15, 2025|
• Crime,Sex,Young people

  It’s rightly called the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause – but are we missing the point?

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: April 18, 2025|
• Benefits,Death,Department for Work and Pensions,Employment and Support Allowance,Investigation,Media

  Report on how officials failed to prevent Errol Graham’s death is compromised by dishonesty

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: May 13, 2023|
• Assessment,Benefits,Death,Employment and Support Allowance,Government,People,sanctions

  Will new inquest into death of ESA claimant Jodey Whiting show failure of DWP safeguarding?

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: November 11, 2020|
• Uncategorized

  New evidence fuels demand for inquest uncovering DWP role in the death of Jodey Whiting

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: January 8, 2020|
• Benefits,Conservative Party,Death,Media,People,Politics,Television

  Suicide: If the Jeremy Kyle show had a duty of care to guests, what about the government’s duty to benefit claimants?

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: May 15, 2019|
• Assessment,Benefits,Civil Service,Conservative Party,Corruption,Death,Disability,Discrimination,Employment and Support Allowance,Health,People,Politics,Poverty,sanctions,Starvation,unemployment

  DWP says there’s no need to review its safeguarding procedures. The late Stephen Smith might disagree

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: April 29, 2019|
• Assessment,Benefits,Conservative Party,Crime,Death,Employment and Support Allowance,Health,Human rights,Justice,People,Politics,sanctions,unemployment

  The DWP was responsible for the pneumonia that killed Stephen Smith. Will his survivors support legal action?

  By Mike Sivier|Last Updated: April 21, 2019|