DW welcomes the Senedd Equality Committee’s Report on the Disability Employment Gap in Wales which is currently 31%. We agree with the Committee’s finding that ‘too many disabled people face unnecessary barriers to employment in Wales today’ and that progress in tackling these is ‘too slow’.
DW gave evidence to the Committee and we fully support its call for Welsh Government to:
- Publish its Disability Rights Action Plan as soon as possible
- Deliver its Programme for Government commitment to incorporate the UNCRDP in Welsh law
- Require public bodies to contribute more substantially to tackling the disability employment gap
- Seek reform of DWP’s discredited Disability Confident Scheme
- Raise concerns about poor operation of the DWP Access to Work scheme
Download the report below.
