Policy paper

Fairness Group Joint Public Statement

The Fairness Group Joint Public Statement sets out how government will work with the advice sector to support vulnerable people and those in financial hardship.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 7 May 2019
• Last updated: 17 October 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Fairness Group Joint Public Statement

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Details

The Fairness Group Joint Public Statement outlines how government and the debt advice sector will work together to support vulnerable people. The statement was developed through cross-government collaboration and with:

• Citizens Advice
• StepChange
• Money Advice Trust
• The Money and Pensions Service
• Credit Services Association
• PayPlan
• Indesser

The Fairness Group was set up in 2016 to recommend improvements to the government’s debt-management practices. It includes representatives from central government, local government, the debt advice sector and industry experts. One if its objectives was to develop a joint public statement.

The Government Debt Management Function functional centre has now moved from the Cabinet Office to HM Treasury. The Fairness Group Joint Public Statement was published by the GDMF functional centre under Cabinet Office. Any further work will be taken forward by the GDMF functional centre in HM Treasury.

Published 7 May 2019
Last updated 17 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 17 October 2023

   The Government Debt Management Function functional centre has now moved from the Cabinet Office to HM Treasury. The Fairness Group Joint Public Statement was published by the GDMF functional centre under Cabinet Office. Any further work will be taken forward by the GDMF functional centre in HM Treasury.

2. 7 May 2019

   First published.