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<p>The 2021 National Disability Strategy set out an ambition to improve the lives
of millions of disabled people in the UK. In January 2022, the High Court declared
the strategy to be unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was
held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements
on public consultations. The DWP Secretary of State has been granted permission to
appeal from the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure compliance with
the Court’s declaration, we are obliged to pause a limited number of policies which
are referred to in the strategy, or are directly connected with it. This policy is
not one of the policies we have been obliged to pause.</p><p> </p><p>ONS started work
on developing a survey into disabled people’s experiences and barriers in 2022. The
cost is estimated at £2.1 million as a start-up figure, followed by an estimated yearly
cost of £1.5 million, for which we are seeking funding with a range of partners.</p>
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