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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...