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Levelling Up White Paper published

03/02/22

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has published the Levelling Up White Paper. The White Paper aims to close the gap between rich and poor areas by 2030 through improving services such as education, broadband and transport. It sets out 12 ambitions covering a variety of themes where inequality is experienced across the country.

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47% of employers say there aren't enough disabled applicants

03/02/22

Global business collective, the Valuable 500, today announces new research showing that almost half of businesses believe that a key barrier to the recruitment and retention of disabled employees is the lack of candidates.

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Welsh Senedd consults on learning disability action plan

02/02/22

The Welsh Senedd is consulting on an updated strategic action plan for supporting people with a learning disability. We understand that the consultation closes at the end of February.

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Cabinet Office - Grants Applicant Programme

02/02/22

Cabinet Office has established a programme to encourage greater involvement form the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors within the delivery of Government contracts.

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New DfE guidance on Supported Internships issued

01/02/22

The Department for Education has published new guidance for providers of Supported Internships in England. The government aims to double the capacity of the Supported Internship programme to provide thousands more young peo

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Hansel seeks non-executive directors and committee members

27/01/22

Hansel is seeking individuals to take up rewarding non-executive and committee member opportunities. Hansel is a leading social care provider and not for profit organisation, based in Symington, offering a range of services to people living with disabilities all across Ayrshire.  Since their beginnings almost 60 years ago Hansel has been at the forefront of innovation in developing supports for adults with learning disabilities and/or living with autism. 

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Scottish Supported Business blog

25/01/22

BASE Scotland Chair, Alistair Kerr, has written a blog for the Scotttish Government's public procurement website about the role of Supported Businesses within Scotland's economy.

 

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Laura Davis appointed as new BASE Chief Executive

17/01/22

We are delighted, and excited, to announce that Laura Davis has been appointed as the incoming Chief Executive of BASE following a highly competitive recruitment process. Laura will be well known to our members as she chaired BASE between 2016 and 2018. It is expected that Laura will start her role in April, allowing time for a planned handover with the outgoing Chief Executive, Huw Davies.

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WoodMor seeks participant for Kilimanjaro trip

05/01/22

The WoodMor Foundation has an opportunity for an adult with a learning disability and/or Autism or who recognises themselves as having learning needs to join them on a WoodMor employability initiative to climb Kilimanjaro.  

The chosen person will accompany Henrietta Still, an Employability Lead for Ambitious about Autism. The WoodMor team will mentor and support them over 9 months to get ready for ‘the long way round, 8 days Kilimanjaro”. 

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Jobcentres to trial autism accreditation framework

04/01/22

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that 15 Jobcentre Plus sites will be testing an autism framework, designed with the National Autistic Society (NAS), to transform the service available to jobseekers on the autism spectrum. The framework pilot will aim to help people with autism find, retain and progress in fulfilling jobs.

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