Documents leaked to the Guardian which revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) planned to scrap the Universal Jobmatch website are false according to an open letter from the head of Jobcentre Plus and CEO of supplier Monster.

The open letter from Sal Iannuzzi, CEO of Monster and Neil Couling, head of Jobcentre Plus denied that they were any plans to remove the site.

The letter said: “The current contract between DWP and Monster runs until 2016, but the DWP - will plan and consider all options for how it delivers the service in the future. But whatever that future is, Universal Jobmatch is here to stay”.

Stories relating to the sites closure pointed to numerous cases of fraud and attempts and data theft from fictitious postings on the site.

The open letter stated that the DWP and Monster would work together to take measures against such fraud and that current system checks were working in removing fraudulent postings.

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