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DWP's ministerial meetings, October to December 2025
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-09 | Spark Community Centre | Met as part of a visit on Connect to Work, to highlight the expansion of job advisers in GP surgeries to help people move into work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-14 | Mind | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-14 | Disability Rights UK; Inclusion London | An introductory discussion on health and disability. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-15 | Mencap | An introductory discussion on health and disability. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-16 | Paragon Engineered Timber Limited | Met as part of a visit to open the Neath Opportunity Hub. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-20 | Linda Westcarr, Leon Westcarr, Refuge | An introductory discussion on the impact of offenders in hospital receiving benefits. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-23 | Nuffield Trust | An introductory discussion to outline departmental priorities on youth and mental health. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-28 | Unison | An introductory discussion to listen to the priorities of trade unions. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-30 | Save the Children | An introductory discussion on Child Poverty. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-30 | Child Poverty Action Group | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-30 | Mental Health Foundation | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-30 | Tony Blair Institute | A discussion on current affairs. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-10-30 | Centre for Mental Health | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent Report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-03 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | An introductory discussion on Child Poverty. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-03 | Nuffield Trust | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent Report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-04 | British Airways | Met as part of a visit to commemorate the publication of the Keep Britain Working Review |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-05 | Tesco, Electricite de France, Jaguar Land Rover, British Telecom, PepsiCo, Aviva, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Burger King, Waltham Forest College, LSN Diffusion, Siemens, The Confederation of British Industry, Currys | Met as part of a roundtable with employers in response to the Keep Britain Working Review. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-06 | Rachel Perkins OBE | Met as part of the early engagement on the independent report on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-06 | Peterborough United Football Club, Peterborough United Foundation | Met as part of a visit to open the Peterborough Youth Hub |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-19 | Young Minds | Met as part of early engagement on the independent investigation on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-19 | Scope | Met as part of early engagement on the independent investigation on Young People and Work. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-20 | Fraser Nelson | Interview |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-11-25 | Carers UK; Greenwich Carers Centre | Met as part of a visit on the publication of the Independent Sayce Review on Carer's Allowance |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-01 | Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK, Disability Positive, Well Adapt, Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea, Disability Rebellion, Ability Today, Design for Disability Limited, Lightyear Foundation, Disabled People Against Cuts, Symptomatic Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Connective, Start Change Community Interest Company Limited | Attended the Disabled People’s Organisations quarterly meeting to introduce himself to various charities. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-02 | Business Disability Forum, Scope, Sense, Royal National Institute of Blind People, National Autistic Society, Royal National Institute of Deaf people, Leonard Cheshire, Mencap, Mind, Business Disability Forum | Attended the Disabled Charities Consortium quarterly meeting to introduce himself to various charities. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-02 | Public Digital | Met to discuss transformation. |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-06 | Little Village, Save the Children | Met as part of a visit to commemorate the launch of the Child Poverty Strategy |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-15 | Boxing Futures | Met as part of a visit to commemorate the launch of the Milburn Review into Young People and Mental Health |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-17 | Mace, British Telecom, JD Wetherspoons, Natwest, British Aerospace systems | Met as part of a roundtable on growth and skills |
| Pat McFadden | 2025-12-19 | Muller UK, King's Trust, Venesky Brown, Routes to Work, Teleperformance | Met as part of a visit on Youth unemployment in Scotland. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-01 | Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board | Discussion on the Prevention Demonstator |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-13 | Menopause Mandate | An introduction with the key stakeholders in the Menopause Mandate group and to run though top findings and key messages. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-21 | Citizen's Advice | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-21 | Child Poverty Action Group | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-21 | Trussell | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-22 | British Chamber of Commerce | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-22 | Federation of Small Businesses | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-10-22 | Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-03 | British Association of Supported Employment | Meeting to discuss the principals of Supported Employment and the contribution it can make to help the government meet its ambitions to close the Disability Employment gap. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-03 | Confederation of British Industry | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-04 | Action for Children | Introductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-04 | National Academy for Social Prescribing | Meeting to discuss fit note reform and social prescribing in relation to employment policy |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-12 | Endometriosis UK, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Reflect Digital, British Standards Institute | Roundtable to discuss the role of employers in supporting women to stay in work in relation to health |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-13 | Cambridge and Peterborough Integrated Care Board, Papworth Trust, Mind | Meetings to discuss Workwell and local outcomes |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-17 | British Association of Supported Employment | Event delivering a speech at the Disability Confidence in Action British Association of Supported Employment Business Summit to promote the work the Department is doing in this area to businesses engaging with Inclusive Recruitment practices. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-17 | Women's Budget Group | Meeting to discuss how the work of the Women's Budget Group can support the work of the Department |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-19 | New Statesman | Appearance at the New Statesman Politics Live conference as a panel member of "Live long and prosper: How can longer, healthier working lives support the economy?" session |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-25 | Employment Related Services Association | Delivering the keynote speech at the Employment Related Services Association's Annual Conference |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-26 | Trussell | Call to outline the child poverty measures announced in the budget and get stakeholder feedback |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-26 | Resolution Foundation | Call to outline the child poverty measures announced in the budget and get stakeholder feedback |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-26 | Institute for Public Policy Research | Call to outline the child poverty measures announced in the budget and get stakeholder feedback |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-26 | Gingerbread | Call to outline the child poverty measures announced in the budget and get stakeholder feedback |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-11-26 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Call to outline the child poverty measures announced in the budget and get stakeholder feedback |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-01 | Royal College of Nursing, The Menopause Charity, National Health Service England, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Wellbeing of Women, Royal College of General Practitioners | Roundtable focusing on supporting women experience menopause and what further progress can be made on the ambitions and commitments in the Women's Health Strategy |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-02 | Local Government Association | Quarterly meeting to listen to local areas, review progress and address issues relation to Get Britain Working Commitments. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-09 | National Forum for Health and Wellbeing | Meeting to discuss the Government's initiatives to support those with ill-health to stay in work |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-10 | Women's Health Ambassador | Introductory meeting to discuss priorities about women's health and employment. |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-11 | Open Spaces Forum, Curious?, Splatt Printing | Visit to meeting with employers and apprentices at Sneiton Market |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-11 | Poundstretcher | Visit to meet employers who have been supported by the JobCentre |
| Diana Johnson | 2025-12-18 | Expert Acamedic Panel on Neurodiversity | Meeting to discuss the findings and recommendations of the Panel's report |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-01 | British Business Bank | Mansion House accord and the future strategy of the Bank in investing pensions funds into venture |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-01 | Price Waterhouse Cooper | To discuss Defined Benefit Pension Schemes |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-07 | Legal & General | Asset Management Client Conference |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-09 | British Private Equity and Venture Capital Assocaition | to discuss pension reforms and the view from the private capital industry |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-13 | The Centre for Economics and Business Research, Pantheon Macroeconomics, British Chambers, Confederation of British Industry, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Capital Economics. | Fiscal roundtable |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Hosting Sterling 20 Breakfast | To meet with members of the Sterling 20 group of pension funds and insurers at the Regional Investment Summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Rothesay | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Berkeley Group | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | BlackRock | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Wales Pension Partnership | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Now Pensions | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | Amundi | Meeting as part of the regional investment summit |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-21 | AustralianSuper, Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, HESTA, HostPlus, AMP, Queensland Investment Corp, Super Members Council (Industry body), Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (Industry body). Phoenix/Standard Life, Aviva, Legal & General NEST, Peoples Pension | Australian Superfunds- to discuss knowledge share |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-10-22 | Aon | Collective Defined Contribution Schemes |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-11-03 | Ruston Smith | To discuss Salary Sacrifice |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-11-05 | Confederation of British Industry | To listen to Budget priorities |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-11-12 | Hargreaves Lansdown | To discuss the Pension Schemes Bill |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-11-19 | UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association | To discuss the Pension Schemes Bill |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-04 | Quantum Advisory | Speech at Quantum Advisory |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-09 | People's Partnership | To discuss the Pensions Review |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-10 | UK Finance | To discuss Pension Funds and UK Investment |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-15 | Association of British Insurers | To discuss Pension Funds and UK Investment |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-15 | Pensions UK | To discuss the Pensions Review |
| Torsten Bell | 2025-12-15 | Unite the Union, Prospect, Commdercial Workers Union, General Muncipal Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union, Unison, Community Trade Union, Trade Union Congress, Union of Shop Distrbutive and Allied Workers. | To discuss Pension Schemes Bill |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-08 | UK Finance | To engage on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-16 | Bethesda Care Home | To understand the recruitment and retention challenges in local social care and discuss how Bethesda partners with the Jobcentre to support long?term employment in the community. |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-16 | Ishga Skincare | To hear about the operational and export challenges of scaling an international skincare business from a remote island community. |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-16 | Stornoway Gazette | To communicate DWP’s role as a major employer and highlight how Jobcentre services support employment across remote island communities. |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-17 | Navantia | To receive an overview of Navantia’s major engineering and offshore energy projects and discuss workforce needs, including staff recruited through the Jobcentre. |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-17 | Harris Tweed Authority | To discuss labour market conditions, future expansion plans, and how the Harris Tweed industry contributes to local employment and global exports |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-17 | Stornoway Port Authority | To learn about the port’s deep?water development project and its potential to expand tourism and job opportunities on the island |
| Andrew Western | 2025-10-30 | Turn2Us | To outline how reforms to Jobcentre Plus and the transition to a new Jobs and Careers Service will reduce stigma and offer more personalised, effective support for people seeking work |
| Andrew Western | 2025-11-20 | Water UK | To discuss improvements to the department's approach to data sharing with Water Companies |
| Andrew Western | 2025-11-25 | Independent Case Examiner | To discuss the number and rate of complaints received by the Independent Case Examiner |
| Andrew Western | 2025-11-25 | Allianz, Anthropic, Deloitte, Public Digital, Amazon Web Services | Bringing together government and industry leaders to address the real?world challenges of safely and effectively scaling AI in public services |
| Andrew Western | 2025-12-04 | British Interactive Media Association, AbilityNet, Accenture, British Association for Supported Employment, Microsoft, Centre for Ageing Better, Money and Pensions Service. Trade Association Forum, Adecco, Association of Colleges, Catch22, Employment Related Services Association, Citizens Advice, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Youth Futures Foundation, Movement to Work, Royal National Institute for Blind People | To communicate DWP’s transformation ambitions to a wider public?sector audience |
| Maeve Sherlock | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-21 | DeafBlind UK | Roundtable including discussion of Accessible Information Standard |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-21 | Crisis, Citizens' advice, Independent Age, Resolution Foundation, Shelter | Roundtable to discuss Local Housing Allocance policy options |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-23 | Changing Realities | Discuss hope of changing policies that will improve the living standards of the many families living on low incomes |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-23 | PriceWaterhouseCoopers | Discussion on a vision for UK disability |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-28 | Inclusion London and Disability Rights UK | Stakeholder call before Timms Review Announcement |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-28 | Mencap, Mind | Stakeholder call before Timms Review Announcement |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-10-28 | Parkinsons UK, Multiple Sclerosis Society | Stakeholder call before Timms Review Announcement |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-04-11 | Gingerbread | To hear first hand experiences of low income families |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-11 | Ability Net | TechShare Pro Net |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-17 | SpecialEffect | Meeting at a Reception hosted by Playstation |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-18 | Sight Village | Supporting Accessibility and Inclusion |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-19 | Carers UK Reception | Networking event |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-20 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation | Disability representation in employment |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-21 | Treloar Trust | Business without Barriers |
| Stephen Timms | 2025-11-26 | Disability Rights UK | Stakeholder engagement before the budget announcment |