Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and maintain the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation, (c) ensure responsive and timely support to meet workplace adjustment needs and (d) develop and embed flexible working.

a) encouraging and supporting workplace disability networks: Treasury encourages and supports disability networks within the department, they are formed by volunteers, meet on a regular basis, share experiences, hold awareness raising events, and form a part of the consultation process for corporate changes.

(b) achieving and maintaining the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation: The Treasury achieved the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation in October 2017 and has maintained that level.

(c) ensuring responsive and timely support to meet workplace adjustment needs: The Treasury has an internal centralised process for workplace adjustments, and if necessary, seeks advice from the Civil Service workplace adjustments team for complicated cases, and promoted the use of the workplace adjustments passports

(d) developing and embedding flexible working: The Treasury has a flexible working policy, and promotes a range of options including flexible working patterns, part-time, job-share and condensed hours