Helping people achieve their full potential:
Improving Specialist Disability Employment Services consultation –
Summary of Responses
We published this Summary of Responses on 11 November 2008 which captures the views of those who responded to this public consultation.
The consultation was launched in December 2007 and ended in March 2008. It contained proposals to reform our specialist disability employment services that help disabled people with complex issues to find, retain and progress in work.
It sought views on proposals to combine WORKSTEP, Work Preparation and the Job Introduction Scheme into a single new programme, considered the way Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers work in relation to these programmes and how we might further improve Access to Work.
We received over 450 responses to the reform proposals, from a wide range of people and organisations, which were overwhelmingly positive. In light of this strong support, the Green Paper No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility published in July 2008 announced our intention to press ahead with implementation and delivery.
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Summary of Responses – in full
- Summary of Responses – in full (1.7MB)
Section by section
- Cover (133KB)
- Contents, foreword and summary (150KB)
- 1 – How we consulted (147KB)
- 2 – The case for change (251KB)
- 3 – Integrated, flexible support for customers (298KB)
- 4 – The Disability Employment Adviser role (217KB)
- 5 – Access to Work (234KB)
- 6 – Other issues (215KB)
- Conclusion (159KB)
- Annexes (153KB)
Other versions
Large print
Rich text format
- Rich text format – Summary of Responses (348KB) RTF
British Sign Language (BSL)
- BSL video – Summary of Responses – Part one (opens new window)
- BSL video – Summary of Responses – Part two (opens new window)
Easy read
- Easy read – Summary of Responses (2.25MB)
Welsh
- Welsh – Summary of Responses (921MB)
- Welsh large print – Summary of Responses (344KB)
Equality Impact Assessment
This Equality Impact Assessment consists of the relevant paragraphs from the Impact Assessment on the White Paper Raising Expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future published in December 2008.
- Equality Impact Assessment (60KB)
- White Paper – Raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future
Copies of the Summary of Responses
Order copies of the Summary of Responses free of charge from:
Disability Employment Consultation
Disability & Work Division
Department for Work and Pensions
Level W10D
Moorfoot
Sheffield
S1 4PQ
Email: sheffieldmoorfoot.desconsultation@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Phone: 0114 267 7259
Fax: 0114 267 7215
TextDirect: 18001 0114 267 7259 (for people with speech or hearing difficulties)
The lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
You can order versions in Welsh, Braille, easy read, English and Welsh large print formats and on audio CD. We will consider any additional requests for other alternative formats that may be required.
