Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress has been made to implement the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) (No. 2) Act since January 1977.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it has taken a number of steps to ensure that employers and developers concerned with the provision of new employment premises are aware of their obligations under the Act. The Act is referred to in "Positive Policies", the guide to employing disabled people, which was widely distributed to employers and others in May. An article on the Act appeared in the March issue of the Employment Service Agency's publication "Outlook". Guidance has been590W given to the Agency's disablement resettlement staff to help them inform employers about the Act and appropriate sources of technical advice. In addition, local disablement advisory committees are being asked to consider what steps they might take to inform employers about the Act and to encourage them to implement it.