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<p>All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity,
including disabled people.<del class="ministerial"> I</del> <ins class="ministerial">We
</ins>have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of
disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.</p><br
/><p>As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability
status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.</p><br /><p>With reference to commissioning,
successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual
Diversity & Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor
and any Sub-contractor’s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination
and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people
with a disability. <del class="ministerial">We will continue to seek opportunities
to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and
will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and
increase disability emplyment.</ins></p>
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