Department for Work and Pensions: Hearing Impairment
Commons · Question 30670 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how frequently deaf awareness training is provided to (a) decision-makers, (b) people in customer-facing roles and (c) other staff in her Department.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 19 Feb 2025
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is mandatory learning completed by all staff as part of their induction into the department and can then be revisited at any time. Within the learning there is a scenario-based activity around deaf awareness. In addition...