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<\/p>
Our multi-billion pound support plans announced at Autumn Statement will further help millions more disabled people and those with health conditions, including those with long-term sickness, to start, stay, and succeed in work.<\/p>"}
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My Hon. Friend, the Member for Mid Sussex (Mims Davies MP) has been appointed as the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, and will build on the government\u2019s strong track record of supporting disabled people, having delivered millions of cost of living payments and helping over one million more disabled people into work five years earlier than planned. The Minister will help ensure there is always a strong safety net for the most vulnerable in our society, while tearing down barriers so that every disabled person can realise their potential and thrive.<\/p>
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The Disability Action Plan consultation was published on 18 July 2023. The consultation ran for 12 weeks from 18 July to 6 October 2023. Since then, we have been carefully working through the responses and will publish our response to that plan in early 2024.<\/p>
<\/p>
On 14 December, Government confirmed the appointment of Mims Davies as the new Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Minister will build upon this Government\u2019s strong track record and champion the issues disabled people face to ensure that their voices continue to be heard in all parts of government. We will build on our existing measures including through our multi-billion-pound support plans announced at Autumn Statement to help millions more disabled people get into and stay in work.<\/p>"}
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Since the Disability Action Plan consultation closed on 6 October, we have been working closely with other government departments, including discussions with the Ministerial Disability Champions, to help finalise policy proposals for the Plan. We will publish the Plan as soon as possible.<\/p>"}
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The Government set out its long-term disability strategy in the National Disability Strategy published in 2021. The National Disability Strategy sets out our ambition to improve the lives of all disabled people.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, the Government has recently completed a consultation on the Disability Action Plan, which will set out the immediate action the Government is taking this year and in 2024 to improve disabled people\u2019s lives, as well as laying the foundations for longer term change.<\/p>"}
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The Disability Unit worked closely with disabled people and organisations representing them when developing the 'Ask Don't Assume' campaign. This ensured that their insights and lived experiences were incorporated into the development and design of our public campaign to change perceptions and challenge unhelpful stereotypes and behaviours towards disabled people.<\/p>
<\/p>
As part of the development of the campaign, the Disability Unit set up a Campaign Reference Group, made up of twelve organisations representing disabled people\u2019s organisations and disability charities. We engaged with this group through regular workshops and in-depth discussions to help shape the campaign, and they were consulted on several aspects, including the 'Ask Don't Assume' hashtag, ahead of the launch.<\/p>
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A number of disabled people also worked directly on this campaign, both internally across the Equality Hub, and externally through creative agencies. Four disabled influencers were also involved in this campaign, and the campaign\u2019s images were created by a disabled photographer who has Type 2 Usher Syndrome (deaf and blind). Their insights and lived experiences helped inform the development of the campaign.<\/p>"}
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The National Disability Strategy contains commitments from departments across the UK Government; where these commitments involve Reserved or Partially Reserved matters, there may be implications for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as is usual in policy changes on reserved or partially-reserved matters. Departments leading on such issues are responsible for engaging with devolved administrations as necessary on specific issues where the policy is not fully devolved.<\/p>"}
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This Government is committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to improving the lives of disabled people.<\/p>
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Our latest response to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was submitted in 2022, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2022. This report and previous ones can be found here (Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry<\/a> (opens in a new tab)).<\/p> <\/p>
UK Government representatives will provide further information on the UK\u2019s progress, as agreed by the Committee, at a hearing at the Committee\u2019s session in March 2024.<\/p>"}
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The Disability Action Plan will set out the Government\u2019s ambition to improve the lives of disabled people with immediate and practical measures, while laying the foundations for longer term change.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Disability Action Plan Consultation Document was published on 18 July and will remain open for responses until 6 October 2023.<\/p>
<\/p>
The consultation document sets out a number of proposals and consultation questions - informed by the experiences of disabled people, research and the current policy landscape - as an initial step to make sure policy development direction is correct.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are hosting a series of consultation events for stakeholders, including roundtables focused on the proposed areas of action included in the document. Both general stakeholders and subject matter experts will be attending these. There will also be general forums to encourage discussion on broader disability policy areas; and stakeholder-hosted meetings for members of the public to attend.<\/p>
<\/p>
The findings of this consultation will inform the published Disability Action Plan.<\/p>"}
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