§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. [11924]
§ Mr. BurtThe Department of Social Security and its agencies, the Benefits Agency, the Contributions Agency, Child Support Agency, War Pensions Agency and the Information Technology Services Agency, adopted the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol in May 1995, to demonstrate their commitment to disabled staff. In light of this, all disabled staff who apply to be treated under the symbol, and who satisfy the minimum criteria for a job, will be offered an interview. This applies to direct recruitment, advertised internal vacancies, promotion boards, selection for management development programmes and the selection of in-service candidates for the fast-stream selection board.
The Resettlement Agency is closing in April 1996 and has therefore not adopted the symbol.