Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Report (1st Day) — 25 Jan 2016 at 17:03

Relevant documents: 13th and 19th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Amendment 1

Moved by Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

1: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause-

“Disability employment gap: reporting obligation

(1) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament annually on the progress which has been made towards meeting the commitment to halve the disability employment gap.

(2) The report under subsection (1) must set out-

(a) how the Secretary of State has interpreted “halving the disability employment gap”;

(b) the factors that the Secretary of State has used to determine whether progress has been sufficient, including the extent and speed at which progress has been made; and

(c) if progress under subsection (1) has been insufficient, what remedial steps will be taken.

(3) The report under subsection (1) must contain data on-

(a) the overall rate of employment, and

(b) the progress of the rate of employment of people at working age with-

(i) a learning disability;

(ii) autism;

(iii) mental health problems;

(iv) visual impairments; and

(v) any other disability as the Secretary of State may by regulation specify on the grounds that the people with the disability are marginalised from the labour force and require a specific focus.”

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