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Ensure every Jobcentre has a private room for interviews by the end of 2024

Submitted by Pamela Hewitt on Tuesday 30th April 2024

Published on Friday 10th May 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Signatures: 135

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Ensure every Jobcentre has a private room for interviews by the end of 2024

Petition Details

A recent freedom of information request to the DWP confirmed that only 30% of job centres have private rooms available.

Additional Information

At a minimum we want every Jobcentre to have a private interview room, in order to provide privacy and dignity to service users.

Jobcentres are often set up with an 'open office' layout, where it can be possible to overhear conversations and personal details from other service users.

This does not seem appropriate for sensitive conversations, especially those that involve details of trauma, disability, mental health or past abuse.

Private rooms could enable claimants to feel safe to discuss their circumstances, without other people listening in and help preserve their dignity.

Every Jobcentre should have a private interview room.


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