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<p><del class="ministerial">We are fully committed to the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we ratified in 2009, and the progressive
realisation of rights for disabled people that it sets out. The UK has some of the
strongest equalities legislation in the world, including the Equality Act 2010, and
we will continue to make sure that these rights are protected.The UK has a proud record
of furthering the rights of disabled people. The principles of the UN Convention are
at the heart of our approach. We continue to reform and modernise our public services
and welfare system to ensure that disabled people are able to participate in every
aspect of society.The UK’s 2021 report demonstrates our ongoing commitment across
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support disabled people, through
legislation, policies and programmes that tackle the barriers faced by disabled people
to realise their full participation and inclusion in society. The Government’s response
was submitted to the UNCRPD Committee in 2021, and published on GOV.UK with accessible
formats in December 2021 and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-the-uks-2021-report-on-select-recommendations-from-the-uncrpd-periodic-review"
target="_blank">here</a>.The UK Government’s recently published National Disability
Strategy has been a milestone in this respect, with over 100 practical commitments
which are being delivered to improve the everyday lives of disabled people.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Those who are not expected to look for work, such as those with
severe health conditions, including mental health, are not subject to work search
or work availability requirements.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Work
Coaches engage at an individual level with them and are committed to tailoring support
for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to
encourage claimants into or towards the labour market where conditionality requirements
are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for the claimant. This
would include tailoring to reflect any mental health or associated self-harm issues
the claimant raised.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Sanctions are only
applied where a claimant fails to comply with a mandatory requirement set out in their
claimant commitment such as a failure to attend an appointment. When considering whether
a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual
circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of
good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</ins></p><p>
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