I should state from the outset, that I have been a firm critic of the Disability Confident scheme. The disability employment gap remains stubbornly wide, with disabled people significantly less likely to be in work than their non-disabled peers. JOIN LABOURLIST ‘IN CONVERSATION’ WITH STEVE ROTHERAM ON 3rd FEBThe report also sheds light on why schemes like Disability Confident have struggled to have sustained impact. The Government’s reforms show that it has listened to some of the criticism levelled at the Disability Confident scheme over the years. The Disability Confident scheme can play a key role in that journey.