§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list for his Department and each of the agencies for which he is responsible if it uses the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol for(a) external recruitment and (b) internal recruitment and promotion. [11909]
§ Mr. WillettsThe Cabinet Office, including the Office of Public Service, is signing up in the near future to use the symbol for external recruitment and internal recruitment and promotion.
The non-agency areas of the Cabinet Office have been putting procedures in place to make the five commitments. These will be introduced in the next two months. This will qualify the Department to use the symbol.
The Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency has also put the relevant procedures in place and intend to use the symbol from February 1996.
The Buying Agency uses the symbol for external recruitment purposes.
The Security Facilities Executive has declared an intention to follow the Cabinet Office's lead in introducing the symbol.
The other OPS agencies, Central Office of Information and Her Majesty's Stationary Office have not yet considered using the symbol.