Consultation outcome

How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?

• From: Social Security Advisory Committee and Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 24 February 2020
• Last updated: 23 March 2020 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

SSAC Occasional Paper 25: How DWP involves disabled people when developing or evaluating programmes that affect them on 6 January 2021.

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Original consultation

Summary

SSAC are consulting on how DWP engage with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them.

This consultation ran from
9am on 10 February 2020 to 11:45pm on 6 April 2020

Consultation description

As part of its independent work programme, the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is conducting research into how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) engage with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them.

We are seeking evidence to underpin our research. We would therefore welcome input from a broad range of organisations and individuals who have relevant insight or evidence to share with us.

Deadline for responses

Responses are needed by 11.45pm on 6 April 2020.

British Sign Language video of the consultation

BSL: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?

Documents

How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?

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Easy read: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?

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Association of disabled professionals response

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Breakthrough UK response

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Business Disability Forum response

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Chronic illness inclusion project response

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Disability Benefits consortium response

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Evenbreak response

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Leonard Chesire response

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Macmillan cancer support reponse

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Manchester people first response

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Mencap response

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Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association response

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) society response

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Norfolk citizens advice response

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People first Scotland response

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Reach response

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Richmond AID response

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Royal Association for deaf people response

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Scarborough Disability Action Group response

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Scope response

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See Me response

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The Down's syndrome association response

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The Law Society of Scotland response

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The Royal British Legion response

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The Thalidomide Trust response

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UCL Public Policy and UCL Grand Challenge Justice & Equality response

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Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K) response

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Published 24 February 2020
Last updated 23 March 2020 + show all updates

1. 23 March 2020

   Added link to British Sign Language version of the consultation document. Also extended the deadline to 6 April 2020.

2. 24 February 2020

   First published.