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<p>On 3 December, the Minister for Women and Equalities launched the £250,000 EnAble
Fund for Elected Office to support disabled candidates, primarily for the forthcoming
English local elections in 2019.</p><p>This is an interim fund while the Government
undertakes a programme of work with disability stakeholders to help major and smaller
political parties better support disabled candidates. Disability Rights UK, the largest
pan-disability organisation in the UK, supported by the Local Government Association,
will deliver the fund.</p><p>The EnAble Fund is now open for candidates to apply and
political parties have been notified. Further information is available via this link:
<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disabilityrightsuk.org%2Fenablefund&data=02%7C01%7CK-Fleming%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Ca83811582c854972abef08d6560dbe3a%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636791014374268948&sdata=37EH5RdTTrxNwH%2FtZDEscPNn3b8hnd3a%2FWPNttcRRqk%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/enablefund</a>.</p>
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