So, dear readers, it seems we haven’t really got rid of ATOS after all. I should have known it was just far too good to be true.
The
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded Atos a contract worth
£10 million a year to continue providing IT services to support work
capability assessments after it steps down as the main supplier next
year.
Atos is due to exit its controversial DWP contract for health and disability assessments by February next year, instead of the original end date in August.
The firm announced its intention to walk
away from the contract in February and the government confirmed that
Atos would exit the agreement early in March.
However this new contract means the firm will continue to provide the IT for the assessments until at least 2016, with allowances for it to be extended until 2020.
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Atos is due to exit its controversial DWP contract for health and disability assessments by February next year, instead of the original end date in August.
The
French multinational has come under fire for the number of work
capability decisions that have been overturned and the firm recorded
roughly 163 incidents of abuse or assault on staff in 2013.
However this new contract means the firm will continue to provide the IT for the assessments until at least 2016, with allowances for it to be extended until 2020.
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