Guidance

English Language Requirements (Scotland and Wales) provider guidance

This DWP provider guidance is for providers of the English Language Requirements (Scotland and Wales) provision.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 27 November 2014
• Last updated: 7 July 2015
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  1. 7 July 2015

     Revised annex 6 (July 2015).

  2. 11 June 2015

     Revised provider guidance (version 1.6), annexes 1b, 2b and 6 (all June 2015) and new annexes 14 (version 1) and 15 (version 1.1). Provision has been extended to include new claimant groups: Employment and Support Allowance (WRAG) and Income Support (Lone Parents with a youngest child over 3 years of age).

  3. 6 May 2015

     Revised English Language Requirements guidance (version 1.3) and annexes – provision now includes Universal Credit claimants.

  4. 27 November 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 25 September 2017

The English Language Requirements (Scotland and Wales) provision has ended. Find other DWP provider guidance.

Documents

English Language Requirements (Scotland and Wales) provider guidance

PDF, 9.97 MB, 53 pages

Annex 1a: JSA MAN 1: JSA Mandatory Activity Notification (English)

RTF, 295 KB

Annex 1b: UC MAN: UC Mandatory Activity Notification (English)

RTF, 995 KB

Annex 2a: JSA MAN 1: JSA Mandatory Activity Notification (Welsh)

RTF, 335 KB

Annex 2b: UC MAN: UC Mandatory Activity Notification (Welsh)

RTF, 447 KB

Annex 3: inappropriate referrals

PDF, 82.5 KB, 3 pages

Annex 4: provider implementation checklist

PDF, 136 KB, 2 pages

Annex 5: PRaP Actions

PDF, 192 KB, 5 pages

Annex 6: labour market decision maker teams

PDF, 110 KB, 2 pages

Annex 7a: JSA ELR (S&W) DMA01 referral form

RTF, 341 KB

Annex 7b: UC 192 ELR (S&W) DMA referral form

RTF, 745 KB

Annex 8a: JSA ELR (S&W) DMA02 referral form

RTF, 167 KB

Annex 8b: UC ELR (S&W) DMA02 referral form

RTF, 700 KB

Annex 9: clerical management information stencil

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 16.3 KB

Annex 10: UCPR1 additional information for PRaP referral

RTF, 967 KB

Annex 11: change of circumstances form (ELR CoC1)

RTF, 191 KB

Annex 12: sanctionable failures: level of sanctions

PDF, 134 KB, 3 pages

Annex 13: UC 194 ELR (S&W): request to review a sanction for UC

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 45.4 KB

Annex 14: ESA WRAG and IS LP letter of expected attendance (English)

RTF, 310 KB

Annex 15: ESA WRAG and IS LP letter of expected attendance (Welsh)

RTF, 332 KB

Details

The English Language Requirements provision in Scotland and Wales is for claimants who are disadvantaged in the labour market by their standard of English speaking and listening skills.