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Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
Long-term unemployed, Disability, Third sector
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

The Work Foundation has published a review of the evidence relating to peer support Peer support is the process through which people with similar experiences support one another, both emotionally and practically. For those with disabilities or health conditions, peer support can be a highly beneficial component of a treatment plan, and as such it is reasonably widely used.

Publisher: 
BASE
Topics: 
Disability, Disability employment gap
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

BASE has submitted evidence to the Work and Pension Committee's inquiry on the disability employment gap. You'll find it attached below. Thanks to everyone that responded to our request for views.

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
LEPs, Health & Wellbeing
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

Public Health England has published a briefing for local enterprise partnerships on health and work, worklessness and economic growth.

The briefing is for decision-makers in local enterprise partnerships (LEP) who are developing local economic strategies. It summarises the potential contribution of health with employment and economic growth, and proposes effective ways to tackle these issues. It focuses on people: in employment with health conditions; at risk of falling out of work and onto welfare benefits; or with health conditions not in employment who are receiving benefits.

Publisher: 
Parliament
Topics: 
Mental health
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

This note provides a brief summary of Government policy on mental health in England. It covers policies introduced under the 2010-2015 Coalition Government, and those introduced under the 2015 Conservative Government. It is not intended to provide detail on every recent policy, and instead focuses on the main developments and programmes of work. It focuses on health policy, and so does not look in detail at wider changes that may affect people with mental health problems, such as welfare reform and social care policy. However, links to further reading are included in the Appendix.

Publisher: 
Commissions & Regulatory Organisations
Topics: 
Transition
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

In August 2012, the Ofsted survey ‘Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities’ found that transition arrangements for these learners to post-16 education and into adulthood were not fully effective. Schools, local authorities and other agencies did not work together sufficiently well to ensure that learners were adequately prepared for transition between school and post-16 provision. 

Three years on, this survey sought to evaluate how well further education and skills provision meets the needs and interests of young people aged between 16 and 25 with high levels of need. It also assessed the extent to which the early implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014 has enabled the sector to help these young people to succeed in education and prepare them for adult life. 

Publisher: 
Central Government
Year of Publication: 
2014
Type: 
Report

‘Fulfilling Potential' is the Government's disability strategy. An earlier document ‘Fulfilling Potential: Building Understanding’ was published in 2013 which aimed to

  • provide an analysis of the current evidence on disability in the UK to inform the development of the next stage of work on Fulfilling Potential – the development of actions, outcomes and indicators
Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Disability
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

Progress report on supporting disabled people to fulfil their potential (includes data to financial year 2014/15). The Fulfilling Potential outcomes and indicators framework aims to measure progress, over time, against the aim of supporting disabled people to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. This is the second annual Fulfilling Potential outcomes and indicators framework progress report and associated data files (data to financial year 2014/15).

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Long-term unemployed
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

The Government has published evaluations of two IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) pilot schemes. 1. Evaluation of the Telephone Support Psychological Wellbeing and Work Feasibility Pilot In 2013 RAND (Europe) in their report on Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes recommended a pilot of a telephone-based intervention (Telephone Support).

Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
LEPs
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

Over the last five years, various aspects of employment and skills policy have formed a significant element of devolution policies. City Deals and Growth Deals in particular have focused (to varying degrees) on aspects of youth employment programmes, adult skills provision and vocational training in order to respond to the needs of specific areas.

Publisher: 
Charities
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

Scope has published a new report on the economic impact of rising disability employment rates. Landman Economics have modelled the economic impact of a five or 10 percentage point increase in the disability employment rate by 2030. This report explored their findings, and points to some of the actions which could enable such an increase. Landman Economics found three key economic findings around increasing the employment rate of disabled people. Increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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