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Written question asked by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 May 2024. It was answered by Simon Hoare (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Disability

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.

Answer

DLUHC is a Disability Leader at Level 3 and we have ongoing work to detail and monitor our progress regarding Disability Confidence, this includes improving accessibility of recruitment, providing learning & development opportunities for disabled staff and building a more inclusive workplace culture for disabled staff.

We look at a range of data sets to assess the effectiveness of this work including recruitment and turnover data and People Survey responses. The staff who work on this initiative do so as part of their wider responsibilities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26433
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Disability Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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