Written questions

Employment: Disability

Commons · Question 34931 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which bodies provide independent validation of organisations seeking Disability Confident Leader status or renewal of that status.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 13 Mar 2025

The Disability Confident scheme has over 19,000 members and they report over 12 million employees working in their organisations. The scheme is designed as a learning journey with all employers starting at Level 1 and encouraged to progress through the sc...