National Disability Strategy

Women and Equalities Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 May 2022 Closed: 30 May 2024 Parliament page
A Women and Equalities Committee inquiry to scrutinise the implementation and further development of the Government’s National Disability Strategy , which was published in July 2021. Accessibility of products and services to disabled people Read the full report (HTML) Read the EasyRead report on accessibility (PDF 1374KB) Read the large … Read more
21 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
6 Reports
5 Oral sessions
5 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 24 events
29 May
2024
Report published
28 May
2024
Report published
21 May
2024
Report published
21 May
2024
Report published
19 Mar
2024
Report published
19 Mar
2024
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6 Mar
2024
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24 Jan
2024
Correspondence
6 Dec
2023
Report published
6 Dec
2023
Report published
6 Sep
2023
Correspondence
18 Jul
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
5 Jul 2023
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Women and Equalities Committee
David Nuttall · Department of Health and Social Care Jennifer Heigham · Department for Work and Pensions Marcus Bell · Cabinet Office Maria Caulfield MP · Government Equalities Office Tom Pursglove MP · Department for Work and Pensions
17 May 2023
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Angela Matthews · Business Disability Forum Eric Harris · Research Institute for Disabled Consumers Tammy Jones · Purple Vivienne Francis · The Royal Institute of Blind People
26 Apr 2023
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Ciara Lawrence · The Royal Mencap Society George Appleton · Care England Jackie O'Sullivan · The Royal Mencap Society Jim Blair Maya Stretton · National Autistic Society Tim Nicholls · National Autistic Society
29 Mar 2023
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Fazilet Hadi · Disability Rights UK Fran Springfield · Chronic Illness Inclusion Lord Shinkwin · The Centre for Social Justice Disability Commission Martin McLean · National Deaf Children’s Society Nil Guzelgun · MIND Svetlana Kotova · Inclusion London
22 Feb 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
10 Recommendation Acknowledged
First Report - The National Disabi…
Engage disabled people meaningfully to develop the National Disability Strategy into a long-term plan.
The National Disability Strategy is a positive step towards ensuring equality for disabled people. The Government now has an opportunity to put it fully into action. However, it needs to listen to the concerns that disabled people and their The … Read more
Government Response
The Government acknowledges the Committee's inquiry and highlights its views on disabled people's influence, stakeholder engagement, and commitment to the UNCRPD; it states its commitment to the Strategy and the Disability Action Plan.
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11 Conclusion Acknowledged
First Report - The National Disabi…
Initial report examines disabled people's influence on the National Disability Strategy.
The findings from our inquiry are split into three parts. This report looked at the extent to which disabled people had the opportunity to influence the National Disability Strategy. It focused on the Government’s engagement with stakeholders on disability policymaking. … Read more
Government Response
The Government is grateful to the Committee for their inquiry into the National Disability Strategy (the Strategy). They highlight the Committee’s views on: how far disabled people influenced the development of the Strategy, the Government’s engagement with stakeholders on disability policy-making and the Government’s commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The actions set out in the Strategy demonstrate the Government’s commitment to implementing the UNCRPD through its legislation, policies and services and they remain committed to fulfilling the commitments made in the Strategy.
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1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Fourth Report - Accessibility of p…
Unacceptable delay in government accessibility research for disabled consumers persists
The Disability Action Plan calls on the Disability Unit to publish research into the accessibility of private sector products and services in spring 2024 and to improve its understanding of the barriers disabled consumers face. It is right that policy … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's point by stating it is still working on and will share its research on the accessibility of private sector products and services, as part of the Disability Action Plan published in February 2024.
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Government Response AI assessment · 20 of 21 classified
Accepted 9
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 4
Total 21 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
24 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, relating to Disabled Students Allowance, dated 15 January 2024
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6 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Health relating to the National Disability Strategy
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18 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on the National Disability Strategy
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18 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on the National Disability Strategy
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19 Oct 2022 Correspondence from the then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions relating to submission of evidence to the Committee’s National Disability Strategy inquiry
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