Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 65559

Government Departments: Recruitment

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

James Naish

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent evaluation his Department has made of the adequacy of the Disability Confident scheme’s conversion rate from interview to appointment for disabled applicants across government departments.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) is to ensure that disabled candidates are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their skills at interview. Of those who applied for a vacancy using the Civil Service Jobs website in the approximately ...

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