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DWP loses more cases for disability discrimination than any other UK employer

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The Department for Work and Pensions has been forced to conduct a review after it was found to have lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other employer in Britain.

BBC Panorama said its research showed the DWP lost 17 of 134 claims of discrimination against its disabled workers from 2016 to 2019, adding this was the most cases in total and most cases lost in that period.

Freedom of Information requests showed that between April 2017 and June 2019 the department settled 45 claims out of court at a cost of £713,000.

The rest of the costs were awarded to people who won tribunals. Work and pensions minister Justin Tomlinson told MPs a review has been instigated of  DWP 's processes and actions to ensure all

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