Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23361

Health Services and Social Services: Staff

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Richard Burgon

LabourLeeds East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people employed in the health and social care sector are afforded (a) reasonable adjustments, (b) support in the workplace and (c) other

Answer

Karin Smyth
All health and social care employers are expected to comply with employment legislation such as the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010, which includes considerations for reasonable adjustments. Most social care workers are employed by pr...

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