Milburn’s ‘participation-first’ NEETs report omits years of evidence linking DWP with deaths

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**A high-profile report by former Labour minister Alan Milburn suggests he will recommend more young disabled people must engage with employment support and face sanctions if they fail to do so, but ignores the safeguarding risks of such a strategy.** [Milburn’s interim report](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-people-and-work-interim-report) for the Department for Work and Pensions…