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<p>It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office.</p><p>DLUHC
do not hold or collect data centrally on percentages of candidates standing for local
election. However, DLUHC has developed a new scheme to support disabled people seeking
to become local candidates and to support those who have been elected to local public
office. This work is a part of the 2022/23 local government improvement programme,
delivered largely by the LGA, launched in April this year.</p><p>The scheme includes:</p><ul><li>a
coaching programme for disabled councillors to support them as resilient and confident
leaders of their communities</li><li>a campaign to attract more people with disabilities
to stand for council elections and a new ‘Be a Councillor’ guide for disabled candidates
who are considering standing for the 2023 elections</li><li>a bespoke leadership development
programme for disabled councillors, which provides councillors with unique networking
opportunities and support.</li></ul><p>The full 2022-2023 Sector Support Offer for
local councils is available (attached) on the LGA website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flocal.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fsector-support-offer-2022-23&data=05%7C01%7CNatasha.Alleyne%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C93bedb0d1c714829134708da3400faba%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637879476043411915%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JRUGC%2FvJS10F1VZGKuWCFHEAuz1aBaQRKNkFUbhxFzk%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://local.gov.uk/publications/sector-support-offer-2022-23</a></p>
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