Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 5
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We welcome the fact that questions about autism have been added to the ONS Labour...
Recommendation
We welcome the fact that questions about autism have been added to the ONS Labour Force Survey, which will enable the Government to collect more detailed data about autistic people’s experiences of work. The Government should commit to publishing this data as soon as possible. It should also set out how it will collect more data on other impairment groups.
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The government response details a forthcoming consultation on workforce reporting on disability for large employers but does not commit to publishing the ONS Labour Force Survey data on autism or collecting more data on other impairment groups as recommended.
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The ONS published information on outcomes for disabled people across areas of life: education, employment, social participation, housing, well-being, loneliness, and crime in February 2021. Outcomes for disabled people in the UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) This gave employment rates of disabled people by main impairment, which included people with autism. The data was derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and is intended to be updated annually. The ONS have also published information on the prevalence and economic activity of those with autism, among those who have a long-term health condition, by age, again derived from the LFS. Autism prevalence, UK, 2020 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) DWP/DHSC also publish annual statistics on the employment of disabled people. These include breakdowns by main health condition, which are derived from the LFS and will include autism for the first time when they are updated later this year. The employment of disabled people 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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