Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 25
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Not Addressed
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To assess whether Disability Confident is meeting its objectives of increasing disability employment and changing...
Recommendation
To assess whether Disability Confident is meeting its objectives of increasing disability employment and changing employers’ attitudes and recruitment practices, our predecessor Committee recommended that DWP should commission an evaluation of Disability Confident by 2020. DWP accepted the recommendation and in July 2018 said that it was developing proposals for an evaluation. The evaluation, however, is yet to be announced. In response to this report, the Department should urgently announce its plans to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the Disability Confident scheme, and commit to a specific timetable for this evaluation.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses flexible and hybrid working arrangements and related consultations and guidance, but it does not address the recommendation to urgently announce plans and a timetable for the evaluation of the Disability Confident scheme.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The National Disability Strategy announced our intention to review the Disability Confident scheme (Levels 2 and 3) and in response DWP will work with the Disability Confident Professional Advisers Group (PAG), the Business Leaders Group (BLG), charities and other key stakeholders this year to review and strengthen the scheme. Building on the insight survey conducted in 2018, we are commissioning an employer insight survey to seek the views of employers about the effectiveness of the current scheme, what is working well and what can be improved in support of disability employment.
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