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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct research
with Disability Confident employers to understand the effect that signing up to the
Disability Confident scheme has had on their attitudes and practices with regards
to disabled people. We published the results of this research on 13 November 2018.
The survey suggested the scheme has had a significant impact on disability employment
practices, with half of those employers surveyed saying it had led to them taking
on at least one disabled member of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident Business
Leaders Group is constantly reviewing the scheme to ensure it remains effective in
helping employers recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We also receive regular
representations from the Disability Charities Consortium and other disabled people’s
organisations. These reviews and representations have led to recently announced improvements,
including requiring Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) employers to use the Voluntary
Reporting Framework to publicly report on their disability employment.</p>
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