Policy

Policy
BASE is involved in arrange of policy initiatives and consultations with Government and other stakeholders. Find out more about our work on policy, employer engagement, funding, commissioning, quality and workforce development.
You can view our policy platform here. Our policy platform spells out what we'd like to see happening to support people with disabilities to achieve their employment ambitions.
Employment support
Read our submission regarding the DWP Green Paper, Shaping Future Support
Read our submission to the National Disability Strategy.
Read our submission to the Centre for Social Justice Disability Commission
Read our submission to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Employment
Read our submission to the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the disability employment gap
We are currently working with DWP to design and establish a Supported Employment Trailblazer for 20 local authorities to support 1200 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is expected to go live in 2022 and follows on from a previous proof of concept.