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<p>The percentage of people working for the House Service who have declared a disability
is 3%. We do not report on what type of disability people declare.</p><p>The House
has a track record of working with organisations who support adults with learning
disabilities to secure paid employment or work experience with us. This includes through
the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme, the House of Commons Apprenticeship
Scheme, and participating – with ParliAble – in Inclusive Employers and Mencap’s Learning
Disabilities Work Experience Week, as well as through standard recruitment and selection
practices.</p><p>The House of Commons is a Partner of the Business Disability Forum.
This year we participated in the BDF’s Disability Standard, which measures organisations
against 10 criteria, including recruitment and adjustments. We improved our score
of 42% in 2013 to 83%, achieving Silver accreditation.</p>
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