Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, what recent progress her Department has made on working with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and charities via the Access to Work Stakeholder Forums to develop an Access to Work Adjustments Passport; whether the pilot went ahead as planned in 2021; and if she will publish the outcomes of that pilot.

We are continuing to work with a range of stakeholders including disabled people’s charities and organisations, alongside our Access to Work Stakeholder Forums in England, Scotland and Wales to inform the development of the Adjustments Passport. As a result, a number of Adjustments Passport pilots are already underway including the freelancers and contractors pilot which began in May 2021, and the universities pilot which commenced in November 2021.

We will continue to work with stakeholders during 2022 to inform the further development of the Adjustment Passport pilots. The Armed Forces service leavers pilot and various Department for Education programmes supporting young disabled people are due to be rolled out in Spring 2022.

The findings from the pilots will used to inform future development and implementation. There are no plans to publish the findings.