Select committee: Public Services Committee
Recommendation 27
1st Report - Think Work First: the transition from education to work for young disabled people
Published 15 Oct 2024
Paragraph 98
Public Services Committee The transition from education to employment for young disabled people All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
We welcome the Government’s steps to make flexibilities around maths and English requirements accessible to people without an Education, Health and Care Plan. The Government should launch a campaign to clearly communicate the new criteria, promote apprenticeships to employers and training providers and incentivise employers to take on disabled apprentices, and should monitor the number of young disabled people starting apprenticeships due to these changes in eligibility criteria.
From: Public Services Committee, 1st Report - Think Work First: the transition from education to work for young disabled people, paragraph 98, 15 October 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 3 June 2025 (deadline 20 January 2025).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government accepts some recommendations in full, partially accepts others, and "notes" several, with commitments including Connect to Work funding and consultation on disability pay gap reporting.
- On vocational profiling, the government "agrees" it should be a standard part of careers guidance for young disabled people, and says it will be embedded into Careers Leader and SENCo training modules "by September 2025".
- On the information hub (Recommendation 5), the government says it "will consider" the recommendation and makes no commitment to build the hub or launch it within 12 months.
- On disability pay gap reporting for large employers, the government "accepts" the recommendation and refers to a consultation that closes on 10 June 2025, which it will draw on to shape the legislation.
- On a four-week employer deadline for reasonable adjustments, the government "notes" the recommendation and says research with the University of York will inform next steps, with initial findings "expected in the Summer".