DAVID CRAUSBY has called on the government to release what monitoring system is in place that checks sanctions against jobseekers are appropriate.

The MP for Bolton North East wrote to the Department for Work and Pension to ask for the outcome of independent reviews if people have appealed decisions made by jobcentre staff.

Employment minister Esther McVey said it was up to local management to make sure Jobcentre Plus staff treat jobseekers appropriately and fairly.