Guidance out to ensure industry complies with liability insurance

New guidance published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today (Friday) will help public sector procurement heads ensure that contractors and sub-contractors have complied with Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI).

The guidance states that the contractor must hold insurance of at least £5m and that contracting authorities should ask to see the ELCI policy and certificate.

The guidance, written jointly by DWP and the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is available on the OGC website.

All heads of procurement are being sent letters to let them know about the website and also to ask them to monitor and evaluate the new guidance and provide a short report.

This will be used in a review of its take-up and operation in October 2004.