Supported employment: review report - easy read
Easy read version of an independent review of supported employment in Scotland commissioned by Scottish Government.
Recommendations
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We found 3 key themes and goals for future supported employment. These were agreed by the project steering group:
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1. Reduce differences across different areas of Scotland
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2. Make things clearer. Such as data collected and outcomes
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3. Have standards to make sure services are good.
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We have an opportunity to carry out the recommendations in this report. Supporting these recommendations is an important goal for people with learning disabilities. It places a focus on paid employment. This was important in focus groups and with people with learning disabilities.
The 9 recommendations are:
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1. Make a Scottish Supported Employment Guarantee. This would include funding and targets for local areas. It would support co-design of services with people with lived experience.
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2. Make services the same by collecting information.
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3. Quality standards are developed.
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4. A national supported employment programme is developed.
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5. Support the development of staff.
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6. Employers are encouraged to give more support to disabled people
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7. Work with the DWP to allow supported employment services to claim Access to Work.
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8. Look at how large public sector organisations such as NHS, Scottish Government and councils, can increase the number of jobs for disabled people.
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9. Remove the need for 16+ hours of work for people who use supported employment services
Contact
Email: Boswell.mhonda@gov.scot
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