Provider Guidance
Update - 8 December 2010
Transitional guidance for New Deal in Phase 2 and Personalised Employment Programme Areas Providers (96kb) 
Transitional guidance for Contractors in Employment Zones (59kb)
Transitional guidance for Private Sector Led (PSL) New Deal Providers (61kb)
Provider Guidance gives you information about your role as an organisation contracted to deliver provision for the DWP. Latest information on Provider Guidance can be found here and there is also information on previous updates.
The information in the first collection of chapters is generic to all provision.
The second collection of guidance provides information by programme. This information covers situations where the requirements of the programme are unique, or differ from the general rule, and should be read in conjunction with the generic guidance.
There is considerable detail in the schedules of Provider contracts with DWP. This guidance provides additional information to the contract schedules in terms of the Providers' relationship with DWP, what needs to be achieved in relation to the provision being delivered, and how to go about certain tasks and deal with issues.
The chapters can be searched for specific information, but if Providers cannot resolve issues by referring to the guidance they should discuss these with their local DWP District contact.
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 Delivering DWP Provision
- Part 3 Administrative Forms
- Part 4 Funding Guidance
- Part 5 MI for Legacy Programs
- Part 6 Evidence Requirements
- Part 7 Standard Definitions
- Part 8 Assurance
- Part 9 Self Assessment
- Part 10 External Inspection - following a decision by Ministers to end external inspection, this chapter has been removed.
- Part 11 European Social Fund 2000-2006
- Part 12 European Social Fund 2007-2013
- European Social Fund - new programme 2007-2013 (225KB)
- Annex 1 - Potential Circumstances
which would impact on benefits
- Annex 2 - ESF10 Form
- Completion Notes
- Annex 3
- Annex 4 - Employment Verification Template
- Annex 5 - Self Employment Verification Template
- Annex 6 - Client Self Declaration Verification Template
- Annex 7 - JO4 ESF Job
Outcome Form - Completion Notes
- Annex 8 - CLAIM7 ESF
Summary Claim Form - Completion Notes
- Annex 9 - Document Retention
Requirements
- Annex 10 - Electronic Document Retention
- Annex 11 - Good News Story Proforma
- ESF4a (07-13) - Provider Monthly Performance Report
- ESF5 - Provider Monthly Performance Report
- Annex 1 - Potential Circumstances
which would impact on benefits
- Part 13 Marketing and PR
- Part 14 Sustainable Development
- Part 15 Provider Engagement Meetings
Programme Specific Guidance
- Part A Pre-Employment Training
- Part B Jobsearch for Professionals
- Part C Jobcentre Plus Support Contract
- Part D Community Task Force
- Part E Provider Led Pathways to Work
- Part F Employment Zones
- Part G Volunteering
- Part H Flexible New Deal
- Part I Work Choice
- Part J New Deal Core Elements
- Part K New Deal for Young People
- Part L New Deal 25 Plus
- Part M Basic Skills
- Part N New Deal for Lone Parents
- Part O progress2work and progress2work-LinkUP
