§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has regarding forged JC 18 forms processed by his Department and MTC Limited of Ingram street, Glasgow; and if he will make a statement on what further steps he intends to take to investigate the allegations and admissions of forged documents.
§ Mr. EggarForm JC18 is a record of membership of, and outcomes from, job clubs. Allegations that 12 forms had been forged at Paisley job club were made by a Glasgow journalist. Investigations are continuing, but it has been established that incorrect information had been entered on job club records by a member who was acting without the authority of MTC Limited or the employment service and who has now left the job club.
Further checks are being made to ensure there are no other errors. The need for further action to ensure accurate record-keeping at the job club will be considered when the results of these checks are known.
The allegations are confined to the Paisley job club.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the contractual relationship between MTC Limited and the Training Agency.
§ Mr. EggarMTC Limited has 19 contracts with the Department of Employment in respect of programmes managed by the employment service. Thirteen of these are to operate job clubs and six are for the provision of restart courses.
668WThere are further contracts between MTC Limited and the Department of Employment in respect of programmes managed by the Training Agency. These relate to employment training and YTS.