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“Red” and “amber” flag proposals will go ahead from the end of this month

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to confirm if it is prepared to deal with a potential large volume of cases under the anti-scam measure systems being introduced from 30 November, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

The consultancy said a parliamentary response to a question on capacity crunch tabled by MP Wendy Chamberlain did not give a clear answer on whether additional resources have been allocated. Enh...

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