Disability employment gap

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 3 Nov 2020 Closed: 2 Feb 2022 Parliament page
The Committee investigated the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people and how the Department for Work and Pensions can better support disabled people in the labour market. We focussed on: Trends in the disability employment gap The economic impact of low employment rates for disabled people … Read more
33 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
6 Oral sessions
1 Letter
6 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
22 Nov
2021
Report published
30 Jul
2021
Report published
11 Jun
2021
Correspondence
19 May
2021
Oral evidence
28 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
24 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
10 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
24 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
20 Jan
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
19 May 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions
Angus Gray · Department for Work & Pensions John Paul Marks · Department for Work and Pensions Justin Tomlinson MP · Department for Work and Pensions
28 Apr 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions Committee
Catherine Hale · Chronic Illness Inclusion Project Daniel Jennings · Epilepsy Action Martin Sigsworth · Pocklington Trust Professor Karen Walker-Bone · National Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, Versus Arthritis Rob Geaney · Royal National Institute for Deaf People Sarah Rawlings · MS Society
24 Mar 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions Committee
Angela Matthews · Business Disability Forum Clare Gray · Shaw Trust Huw Davies · British Association for Supported Employment Matthew Ainsworth · Greater Manchester Combined Authority Matthew Oakley · Social Metrics Commission The Lord Shinkwin · The Centre for Social Justice Disability Commission
10 Mar 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions Committee
Alex Kennedy · Rethink Mental Illness David Stephenson · Mind Dr Jed Boardman · Centre for Mental Health Jane Harris · National Autistic Society Lorenzo Torre · Three Cs Matthew Harrison · The Royal Mencap Society
24 Feb 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions Committee
Ben Baumberg Geiger · University of Kent Dr Mark Bryan · University of Sheffield Fazilet Hadi · Disability Rights UK Gemma Hope · Leonard Cheshire James Taylor · Scope Professor Melanie Jones · Cardiff Business School Tom Pollard · New Economics Foundation
20 Jan 2021
View on parliament.uk
Work and Pensions Committee
Dame Carol Black Joshua Reddaway · National Audit Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Disability employment gap HC 189 30 Jul 2021 38 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Second Report - Disability employm…
It is regrettable that the publication of three key documents—the Green Paper, the National Strategy...
It is regrettable that the publication of three key documents—the Green Paper, the National Strategy and the Government’s response to the “Health is everyone’s business” consultation—has been delayed significantly over the course of our inquiry. The Government’s approach to the … Read more
Government Response
The government details its existing goals for reducing the disability employment gap, commits to publishing annual statistical updates, and aims to achieve its current goal of seeing a million more disabled people in work by 2027.
Department for Work and Pensions
View details
13 Recommendation Acknowledged
Second Report - Disability employm…
The evidence we heard in favour of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) as a model...
The evidence we heard in favour of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) as a model of employment support is overwhelmingly positive. We welcome the fact that the Department has invested in trials of IPS. We urge the Department to bring … Read more
Government Response
The government's response outlines various broader initiatives from the National Disability Strategy and other programs to support disabled people into employment, but it does not specifically commit to adopting Individual Placement and Support (IPS) as a primary model for employment support or bringing forward the publication of data analysis from IPS trials.
Department for Work and Pensions
View details
31 Recommendation Acknowledged
Second Report - Disability employm…
The pandemic has led to a sharp increase in the number of people working remotely.
The pandemic has led to a sharp increase in the number of people working remotely. It is clear from the evidence we heard that while remote working has created new access barriers for some disabled people, for many others it … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights the recently published National Disability Strategy and its aim to improve disabled people's lives and employment, committing to reviewing engagement with disabled people. However, it does not specifically address the recommendation to amend legislation for a statutory right to request remote or flexible working from the start of employment.
Department for Work and Pensions
View details
37 Conclusion Acknowledged
Second Report - Disability employm…
It is encouraging to hear that the Department is beginning to take steps to rebuild...
It is encouraging to hear that the Department is beginning to take steps to rebuild its relationship with disabled people. But the Department still has a long way to go. Effective and meaningful engagement with disabled people, when developing policy … Read more
Government Response
The government describes its extensive engagement efforts for the National Disability Strategy and commits to reviewing how it engages with disabled people and their organizations.
Department for Work and Pensions
View details
38 Recommendation Acknowledged
Second Report - Disability employm…
The evidence we heard suggests that the Department’s engagement with disabled people on developing its...
The evidence we heard suggests that the Department’s engagement with disabled people on developing its National Strategy for Disabled People has been poor. We recommend that the Department immediately accept SSAC’s proposal for a protocol for engaging with disabled people. … Read more
Government Response
The government details its extensive engagement through the UK Disability Survey and other events for the National Disability Strategy, and commits to reviewing its engagement methods with disabled people, but does not accept the SSAC protocol or provide a timeframe for publishing engagement information.
Department for Work and Pensions
View details
Government Response AI assessment · 38 of 33 classified
Accepted 4
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 24
Total 33 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
11 Jun 2021 From committee A letter to the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work following up on the Disability employment gap session
Parliament page