The Department, and the Department of Health & Social Care, ran a consultation from July to October 2019 seeking views on the different ways in which government and employers can reduce ill health-related job losses.54 The Department has committed to producing a Green Paper on the topic and a related National Strategy for Disabled People and told the Work and Pensions Select Committee in May 2021 that the Green Paper was very close to being ready and that, were it not for the pandemic, it wou...

The Department, and the Department of Health & Social Care, ran a consultation from July to October 2019 seeking views on the different ways in which government and employers can reduce ill health-related job losses.54 The Department has committed to producing a Green Paper on the topic and a related National Strategy for Disabled People and told the Work and Pensions Select Committee in May 2021 that the Green Paper was very close to being ready and that, were it not for the pandemic, it would have been launched just before Summer 2020.55 After we asked about progress on this in our evidence session, the Department published the Green Paper Type: conclusion | Number: 19 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4a: PAC Recommendation: The Department must now use the consultation and the Health and Disability Green Paper to clarify how it will support disabled people and people with health conditions, and publish the National Disability Strategy. 4.1 The government agrees