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<p>The Department is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) leader, achieved through investment in a range of actions to support staff who have disabilities.</p><p>This includes programmes to help support career progression (including ‘Beyond Boundaries’, a cross-government development programme and ‘Power of Choice’, an internal development programme) and actions specific to recruitment, (such as guidance to ensure the language in job adverts avoids creating extra barriers and automatic interviews for those who reach the minimum pass mark at sift).</p><p>Data on the number of internal candidates who have applied under the scheme and progressed in a recruitment is below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS</strong></p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS and on promotion who were invited to interview</strong></p></td><td><p>162 (39%)</p></td><td><p>199 (28%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS and on promotion who were promoted</strong></p></td><td><p>64 (15%)</p></td><td><p>68 (10%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> |