Employment Schemes: Visual Impairment
Lords · Question HL542 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Blunkett
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Disability Confident scheme in improving employment outcomes for blind and partially sighted people.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 23 Jun 2026
The Disability Confident scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people and people with health conditions in the workplace. It is a voluntary scheme, developed in part...