Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2020 to Questions 29978, on Department for Work and Pensions: Disability, what the terms of reference are for the review; what progress has been made on it; who is conducting it; and when it will be published.

Our plans for an ACAS led review, under an independent chair have been disrupted by the need to put in place an immediate COVID response. We remain committed to undertaking this review and ACAS remains committed to supporting the work. Government Internal Audit Agency is conducting a preparatory review of our internal process, that is due to end in November and will feed into the review process and enable us to best determine the terms of reference.

We have retained since March our focus on supporting all colleagues including those with disabilities, to deliver their best while working with us. COVID has provided a specific context to our ongoing efforts and the need to support and enable all colleagues to work safely from offices and from home - which we have done.