We have been notified today that the Benefit Sanctions Required Assessment Bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 2 December 2016. There needs to be 100 MPs in the House for the debate, otherwise the Bill could fall.

We are urgently asking members to click on the second link below and make contact with their MP asking them to stay in Parliament for this debate and support the bill.

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/pcs_comment.cfm/dwp-still-stopping-people-s-benefits-without-understanding-effects

http://action.pcs.org.uk/page/speakout/ask-mp-to-act-on-benefits-sanctions

Thanks

Ian Bartholomew

DWP Group Secretary