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DWP's ministerial meetings, July to September 2025
Updated 5 January 2026
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqui Smith | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Liz Kendall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Maeve Sherlock | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Alison McGovern | 02/07/2025 | Citizen's Advice | Quarterly meeting with Citizens Advice to discuss a draft proposal on Job Centre support |
| Alison McGovern | 03/07/2025 | Local Government Association | Attending a panel session 'Local government's role to Get Britain Working - a driver for inclusive growth' at the Local Government Association's annual conference in Liverpool to give opening remarks and contribute to a Question and Answer Session- |
| Alison McGovern | 08/07/2025 | Centre for Ageing Better , Zurich Insurance Company, Arnfield Care, Leeds City Council, Lincolnshire Co-operative, Isle of Wight Council, National Trust for Scotland, Oliver Bonas, Arla Foods, Southend on Sea City Council, AVIVA, G4S Secure Solutions, London Borough of Newham Council, Kids Planet Day Nurseries, Baxter Storey, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Leidos UK, TIB Services, Fraser Hospitality, | Attend the Centre for Ageing Better’s online employer roundtable: ‘How can employers and DWP work together to maximise opportunities for older workers |
| Alison McGovern | 08/07/2025 | Nuffield Foundation, London School of Economics, Trades Union Congress, Health Foundation, University College London- University of Strathclyde | Meeting of the Labour Market Advisory Board to discuss updated advice on health inactivity |
| Alison McGovern | 14/07/2025 | Impetus, Youth Futures Foundation | To discuss Impetus' latest research on 'Youth Jobs Gap: Exploring Compound Disadvantage' |
| Alison McGovern | 15/07/2025 | Andrew Grice; Political Commentator; The Independent | Meeting to discuss Government's priorities |
| Alison McGovern | 16/07/2025 | Zurich Insurance | Meeting as part of your series of employer meetings to discuss ways of working with DWP |
| Alison McGovern | 16/07/2025 | West Midlands Combined Authority | Meeting to discuss the Child Poverty Strategy |
| Alison McGovern | 21/07/2025 | Local Government Association | Meeting to discuss sharing good practices across local authorities |
| Alison McGovern | 22/07/2025 | West of England Mayoral Authority | Meeting to discuss the Get Britain Working local plan for West of England |
| Alison McGovern | 22/07/2025 | Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority | Meeting to discuss the Get Britain Working local plan for Hull and East Yorkshire |
| Alison McGovern | 07/08/2025 | Chartered Institute of Personell and Development, Kraft Heinz, Wigan Council, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Capricorn Security, Greenmount Projects, Whitbread, Carlisen, Eric Wright Group, Wigan and Leigh College, JJH Builders, Personal Care Services, Nice-Pak International, Marks and Spencer, North West Seating, Superdrug, | Local Employer Engagement Roundtable |
| Alison McGovern | 07/08/2025 | Capricorn Security, Personal Care Services Ltd | Meeting to hear their experiences of working in partnership with Jobcentre |
| Alison McGovern | 12/08/2025 | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Meeting to discuss the Greater Manchester Economic Inactivity Trailblazer |
| Alison McGovern | 19/08/2025 | McConnells | Meeting for an overview of their operations, a presentation and discussion on recruitment challenges |
| Alison McGovern | 19/08/2025 | Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation, Home Instead | Meeting to discuss addressing vacancies and barriers to work in rural areas |
| Alison McGovern | 02/09/2025 | Social Mobility Commission | Meeting to update on their NEET work and the getting people into work programme in Blackpool |
| Alison McGovern | 02/09/2025 | Trussell | Meeting to discuss food poverty |
| Alison McGovern | 02/09/2025 | Nuffield Foundation, London School of Economics, Trades Union Congress, Health Foundation, University College London, University of Strathclyde | Meeting with the Labour Market Advisory Board to discuss parental employment and child poverty- |
| Alison McGovern | 03/09/2025 | Action for Children | Meeting to discuss the recommendations in the Paying the Price Report |
| Diana Johnson | 09/09/2025 | Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Greater London Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, South Yorkshire Combined Authority, Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, North East Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined Authority, West Midlands Combined Authority, West of England Combined Authority, Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority | Meeting to discuss progress of Get Britain Working initiatives |
| Diana Johnson | 11/09/2025 | Youth Employment UK | Youth Employment UK presented findings from the Youth Voice Census |
| Diana Johnson | 16/09/2025 | Specsavers | Meeting is to highlight how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), through its Jobcentre Plus network, can support with recruitment and increase diversity and inclusion within the company- |
| Diana Johnson | 28/09/2025 | Resolution Foundation, The Health Foundation, Trades Union Congress, The Times, | The State of Britain Debate on How to tackle health-related inactivity and get Britain working |
| Diana Johnson | 29/09/2025 | Arden Strategies, West Midlands Combined Authority, Compass UK, Trades Union Congress, UK Hospitality | Roundtable on the topic of Getting Britain Working- Supporting People into Work and Tackling Economic Inactivity |
| Diana Johnson | 30/09/2025 | Arden Strategies, British Chambers of Commerce, Trades Union Congress, Intuit | Panel Event titled Where’s the Growth? Boosting Jobs and Productivity in the UK |
| Diana Johnson | 17/09/2025 | Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association, House of Gods, City of London Local Authority, Barts National Health Service Trust, Springboard | Meeting with local employers as part of visit to Tower Hamlet's JobCentre |
| Andrew Western | 01/07/2025 | Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler | To discuss approaches to DWP transformation |
| Andrew Western | 07/07/2025 | Multiverse | To discuss upskilling in the UK labour market |
| Andrew Western | 14/07/2025 | UK Finance | To discuss the PAFER Bill |
| Andrew Western | 09/09/2025 | Citizen's Advice | The Minister had an introductory meeting with the CEO of Citizen's Advice to discuss national policy and service delivery environment regarding the benefits system- |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Signapse | To discuss BSL AI translation technology and ethical considerations |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Scope | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Disability Benefit Consortium, Inclusion Barnet | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Parkinsons UK | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Mencap | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 02/07/2025 | Thomas Pocklington Trust | Summer parliamentary reception |
| Stephen Timms | 03/07/2025 | Multiple Sclerosis Society | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 03/07/2025 | Citizens Advice | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 03/07/2025 | Carers UK | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 03/07/2025 | Disability Rights UK | To discuss Universal Credit & PIP Bill |
| Stephen Timms | 03/07/2025 | Scope | To discuss Disability employment support |
| Stephen Timms | 05/07/2025 | Empowering Deaf Society | Street Party for local Deaf Community |
| Stephen Timms | 07/07/2025 | Signly | To discuss BSL AI translation technology and ethical considerations |
| Stephen Timms | 09/07/2025 | Gingerbread | Parliament drop-in event to raise awareness around UC system experiences |
| Stephen Timms | 10/07/2025 | Dalsey, Hillblom, and Lynn (DHL) | Disability employment visit |
| Stephen Timms | 14/07/2025 | Quintain, Renaker, Berkley Group, National Fire Chiefs Council, Lipton Rogers, Federation of Master Builders, Unite Students, Mace Group | Industry roundtable for building safety |
| Stephen Timms | 23/07/2025 | Turn2Us | To discuss disability terminology and preferred language |
| Stephen Timms | 24/07/2025 | Christians Against Poverty | Visiting their Headquarters in Bradford to meet clients and staff providing employment support- |
| Stephen Timms | 30/07/2025 | British Broadcasting Company, Access All | Interview with Access All to discuss Health and Disability benefit reform |
| Stephen Timms | 01/09/2025 | Disability Equality Scotland, Enable, Glasgow Disability Alliance, Inclusion Scotland, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland | To Discuss PIP Review and co-production |
| Stephen Timms | 02/09/2025 | Disability Charities Consortium | Quarterly meeting to discuss disability issues |
| Stephen Timms | 02/09/2025 | Disability Equality Forum Wales | To discuss Health and Disability benefit reform and employment support |
| Stephen Timms | 02/09/2025 | All-Party-Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology | To speak to the group about Assistive Technology and discuss related issues |
| Stephen Timms | 02/09/2025 | Mencap, Inclusion Barnett, National Autistic Society | Roundtable to discuss Health and Disability Reform and PIP review |
| Stephen Timms | 03/09/2025 | Policy Connect | To discuss ideas around a Centre for Assistive Technology |
| Stephen Timms | 03/09/2025 | H-E- Abdulaziz Alboug,Mr- Marwan Alghamdi, Dr- Ammr Kurdi, Abdullah Hebshi, Deemah Tuwaijri, Stephen Hitchen, Faisal Moosa, Tukeer Hussain | Meeting with representatives from Saudi Government to discuss Pensions |
| Stephen Timms | 04/09/2025 | Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester | Visit to Oldham and Blackpool to see how DWP collaborates with local authorities and specialist services to improve housing outcomes- |
| Stephen Timms | 08/09/2025 | Disability Access Ambassadors | Quarterly meeting with the Ambassadors |
| Stephen Timms | 08/09/2025 | Poverty Strategy Commission | Event to mark the launch of the Poverty Strategy Commission's report: 'A new framework for tackling poverty' |
| Stephen Timms | 11/09/2025 | Centre for Ageing Better | Event to mark the launch of Disabled Older Workers report |
| Stephen Timms | 11/09/2025 | Watford Workshop | To meet clients and staff of Watford Workshop and discuss Access to Work and employment support |
| Stephen Timms | 15/09/2025 | Disabled Children's Partnership, Let us Learn Too | Parliamentary drop in reception to raise awareness of SEND |
| Stephen Timms | 16/09/2025 | Disability Organisations Forum England | Quarterly meeting with the Forum |
| Stephen Timms | 17/09/2025 | British Sign Language Advisory Board Co-Chair | Quarterly meeting with the co-chairs |
| Stephen Timms | 18/09/2025 | Health and Safety Executive | Annual conference in Edinburgh |
| Stephen Timms | 18/09/2025 | Resolution Foundation | Event to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Resolution Foundation |
| Stephen Timms | 25/09/2025 | Disability Business Leaders Group | To discuss Disability Confident Scheme |
| Torsten Bell | 02/07/2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies | Speech at their Pensions Review launch |
| Torsten Bell | 08/07/2025 | BlackRock | To discuss Local Government Pension Schemes and Investment in the UK |
| Torsten Bell | 08/07/2025 | AustralianSuper | To discuss Knowledge Share |
| Torsten Bell | 09/07/2025 | Pensions Management Institute | To discuss their initiative on financial outcomes |
| Torsten Bell | 10/07/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | To discuss the Pensions Review |
| Torsten Bell | 10/07/2025 | Trade Union Congress | To discuss the Pensions Review |
| Torsten Bell | 14/07/2025 | Now Pensions | To discuss Pensions and Growth, as well as upcoming Bill topics including the implementation of the small pots solution |
| Torsten Bell | 17/07/2025 | Attendees included Royal London, MandG, Utmost, Association of British Insurers, Rothesay, AVIVA, Phoenix Group. | Roundtable To discuss DB consolidation and investment potential of the BPA market |
| Torsten Bell | 17/07/2025 | Equitix | To discuss Pension Funds and UK Investment |
| Torsten Bell | 22/07/2025 | Attendees included: Peoples Partnership, AVIVA, SuperRatings, Pensions UK, Financial Conduct Authority, Royal London, Cushon, National Employment Savings Trust, Standard Life, Smart Pension, Lifetime Savings Alliance | Roundtable to examine how an Australian style ValueForMoney assessment might contribute to the development of ValueForMoney policy in the UK. |
| Torsten Bell | 22/07/2025 | Roger Sainsbury and Sir Philip Beck | To discuss pre-indexation 1997 |
| Torsten Bell | 08/09/2025 | Attendees included Brightwell, Lloyds Banking, Sainsbury's, British Petroleum, Claydon Advisors, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, EDF Energy, | Roundtable to discuss Defined Benefit Surplus Extraction |
| Torsten Bell | 15/09/2025 | Octopus Group | To discuss pensions funds and UK Investment |
| Torsten Bell | 24/09/2025 | Aberdeen PLC | To discuss the Pensions Schemes Bill |
| Pat McFadden | 05/09/2025 | University of Birmingham | To give a speech to honours recipients in the West Midlands |
| Pat McFadden | 10/09/2025 | British Chambers of Commerce | Met as part of the British Chambers of Commerce Business Council |
| Pat McFadden | 24/09/2025 | Palace for Life foundation, Premier League Community Fund, Premier League; Channel 4, English Football League in the Community, Rugby Football League, National Theatre; Science Museum Group, British Broadcasting Corporation, Movement to Work | Met as part of a roundtable on the Youth Guarantee hub expansion |