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""Tribunal Support Unit ESA Seminar timetable

the ESA structure

10.00 Arrival, registration, coffee

10.30 – 10.35 Welcome and introductions

10.30 – 10.50 Introduction to ESA

Paul Treloar , Disability Alliance’s Director of Policy and Services, gives an overview of the new benefit.

10.50 – 11.10 Implementation of ESA

Phil Martin, Team Leader of the DWP’s Benefits Design and Policy Team and Patrick Hickey of DWP operations go through the steps towards full implementation of the benefit.

11.10 -11.30 Q&A

Questions to the panel

Questions to the panel

11.30 – 11.45 Coffee

11.45 – 12.45 Workshops

12.45 – 1.45 Lunch

1.45 – 2.45 Workshops

2.45-3.00 Coffee

3.00 – 3.10 Report back from the workshops

3.10 – 3.15 ESA in context

A short talk from Paul Treloar about related government proposals

3.15 – 3.30 Questions, summary and end.

Workshops

ESA personal capability assessment

Workshop 1: ESA and Appeals – Paddy Cullen, Disability Alliance.

Workshop 2: Work-seeking and sanctions – Pauline Hunter, Disability Alliance

Workshop3: The medical assessments – Ian Greaves, Disability Alliance

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