(2) which individuals form the expert panels set up by the Department since the publication of the Green Paper “A new deal for welfare” to formulate policy on reforming the Personal Capability Assessment; and which bodies they represent.
As part of the Welfare Reform Green Paper consultation we have met a large number of stakeholders to discuss the full range of our reform proposals. With many of these we discussed our proposals to transform the PCA. Because of the number of organisations involved we are not able to list all the individuals and groups involved. We continue to meet with organisation to discuss the proposals.
In addition, the Department has created a series of working groups, comprising medical, technical and stakeholder experts, to advise and assist in the work to transform the Personal Capability Assessment (PCA). The membership of each of the groups is in the tables.
Name Organisation Duleep Allirajah Macmillan Cancer Support Dr. Mark Baker RNID Andy Barrick RNIB Brigid Campbell Independent/Social Security Advisory Committee David Congdon MENCAP Stephen Duckworth Disability Matters Richard Excell TUC Katie Hanson SENSE Jane Harris Rethink Marilyn Howard DRC Christine Jess Disability Employment Advisory Committee John Knight Leonard Cheshire Glynn McDonald Arthritis Care Andy Rickell Scope Sue Christoforou MIND Vanessa Stanislas Disability Alliance John Wheatley Citizens Advice Bureau
Name Organisation David Congdon MENCAP Sue Christoforou MIND Margaret Edwards SANE Richard Excell TUC Jane Harris Rethink Caroline Hawkings Turning Point Kate Nash Radar Rachel Perkins Disability Employment Advisory Committee Mia Rosenblatt National Autistic Society Liz Sayce Disability Rights Commission Judy Scott Judy Scott Consultancy Debbie Witton Salford County Council
Name Organisation Dr. Jed Boardman Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr. Alan Cohen Royal College of GPs Dr. Bob Grove Department of Health Sue Godby Unum Provident/College of Occupational Therapists Dr. Paul Litchfield Faculty of Occupational Medicine Miles Rinaldi National Institute for Mental Health in England Philippa Russell National Children’s Bureau Prof. Geoff Shepherd Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Trust
Name Organisation Dr. Anthony Clarke Royal National Hospital for Rheumatological Diseases Peter Dewis Unum Provident Dr. David Henderson-Slater Oxford Centre for Enablement Anne Johnson Royal National Hospital for Rheumatological Diseases Anne Spaight Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
Name Organisation Dr. Robert Barnett General Practitioner Dr. John Chisholm Royal College of General Practitioners 1 Members of the Technical Groups were chosen for the experience they bring to the groups, not the organisations they are employed by or are members of. They do not necessary represent the views of these organisations on the groups.