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Personal capability assessment - 10 July 2006 : Column 1603W)Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether before implementation the revised personal capability assessment will be subject to an independent pilot and evaluation which will examine the impact on people with (a) mental illness, (b) learning disability and (c) autistic spectrum disorder. [81948]
Mrs. McGuire: As part of our transformation of the personal capability assessment (PCA) we are working to improve the way that the assessment deals with the problems and difficulties that individuals with these conditions face.
To ensure that the review does just this, we have set up two working groups to look at the mental health component of the PCA. This review includes technical or medical experts from the field of mental health and learning disabilities as well as representatives from key stakeholder groups. MENCAP and the National Autistic Society are fully involved in the working groups carrying out the review.
When we have completed the review of the PCA we intend to test the changes to evaluate their effectiveness. The evaluation will look at the impact of the revised PCA on people with mental illness, learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders.
