Petition to increase the number of people with a learning disability employed by the public sector in Wales

We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Assembly Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government to take a lead in employing more people with a learning disability, and to encourage other public sector employers, such as the NHS and Local Authorities, to employ more people with a learning disability

Only 1 in 10 people with a learning disability who want to work are in any form of paid employment. This is unfair.

Petition status

Petition Status: Closed for signatures

Date Received: 14 August 2008

Date closed for signatures: 31 December 2008

Petitions Committee Consideration

13 January 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 13 January 2009

10 February 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 10 February 2009

19 May 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 19 May 2009

7 July 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 7 July 2009

22 September 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 22 September 2009

10 November 2009

Link to transcript of the meeting on 10 November 2009

15 June 2010

Link to transcript of the meeting on 15 June 2010

28 September 2010

The committee agreed to:

await further information from Equality of Opportunity Committee.
use the evidence submitted by the petitioners to inform questioning of the Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning on 2 November.

Link to transcript of the meeting on 28 September 2010

25 January 2011

The committee agreed to:

Write to the Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning with details of the petitioner’s correspondence, and asking if further work will be taken forward with the Welsh Government and Mencap Cymru to address the concerns raised.

Link to transcript of the meeting on 25 January 2010

01 March 2011

The Committee agreed to:

Write to Mencap Cymru providing details of the post 16 Special Educational Needs Task and Finish Group and asking if they have been working with Welsh Government officials regarding the employment model.
Link to transcript of the meeting on 01 March 2011

29 March 2011

The Committee agreed to:

Write to the Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning stating that the Head of Additional Learning Support is yet to contact the petitioners.

Link to transcript of the meeting on 29 March 2011

Principal Petitioner

Petition raised by: MENCAP Cymru

Petition Signatories

Sign Petition | National Assembly for Wales
Name/Enw	County/Sir	Date/Dyddiad
Leighton George Radford	Swansea West	25/11/08
Farida Aslam	Cardiff South and Penarth	06/11/08
Chris Hale	Pembrokeshire	29/10/08
Cris Jones	Gwynedd	29/10/08
John James Flynn	Gwynedd	29/10/08
Sion Williams	Bedfordshire	29/10/08
Dean Brooks	Bridgend	28/10/08
Mandy Tilston-Viney	Gwynedd	28/10/08
Brian McManus	Flintshire	28/10/08
Adrienne Anderson	Cardiff	27/10/08
Deborah Holmes-Langstone	Denbighshire	27/10/08
Michelle Moores	Conwy	27/10/08
Eleanor Freeman	Denbighshire	27/10/08
Richard Jones	Rhondda Cynon Taff	27/10/08
Emma Alcock	Rhondda Cynon Taff	27/10/08
Paula Charles	Rhondda Cynon Taff	27/10/08
Dawn Price	Rhondda Cynon Taff	27/10/08
Adele Bennett	Rhondda Cynon Taff	27/10/08
Deborah Webb	Swansea	27/10/08
Andrea Hunt	Cardiff	27/10/08
Pauline Heyes	Ceredigion	27/10/08
Jenny Davies	Swansea	27/10/08
Jon Suiter	Ceredigion	27/10/08
Rob Symons	Torfaen	24/10/08
David Bevan	Carmarthenshire	24/10/08
Ken Harris	Port Talbot	24/10/08
Nigel Williams	Carmarthenshire	24/10/08
Ewan Hilton	South Wales	24/10/08
Terry Barrett	Bridgend	24/10/08
Julie Cannon	Powys	24/10/08
Kevin John	Cardiff	24/10/08
San Leoanrd	Mid Glamorgan	24/10/08
Jayne Collins	Cardiff	24/10/08
Stephen Williams	Bridgend	24/10/08
Jonathon Lee	Cardiff	24/10/08
Roger Edwards	Cardiff	24/10/08
John Lomax	Vale of Glamorgan	23/10/08
Ron Woods	Cardiff	23/10/08
David Avery	Cardiff	23/10/08
karen baker	vale of glamorgan	23/10/08
Esther Weller	Cardiff	21/10/08
Steven Davis	Rhondda Cynon Taff	20/10/08
Nick French	Cardiff	17/10/08
Grace Antonia Callan	Powys	17/10/08
Robert Larkin	Vale of Glamorgan	17/10/08
Sarah Poole	Vale of Glamorgan	17/10/08
Morgan Williams	Vale of Glamorgan	17/10/08
Joel Woodfin	Vale of Glamorgan	17/10/08
Gareth Cross	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Bethan Thomas	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Daniel Williams	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Ricky Jenkins	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Ashleyy Griffiths	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Johnathan Jenkins	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Ricky Cross	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
Nathan Roberts	Merthyr Tydfil	14/10/08
David Gregory	Mid Glamorgan	13/10/08
Luke Lewis	Torfean	13/10/08
Elin Rhydderch	Cardiff	09/10/08
Chris Dafyd Johnson	Morgannwg	09/10/08
Farid Ali	Swansea	09/10/08
Hedd Adams-Lewis	Ceredigion	09/10/08
Carys Bevan	Sir Morganwg	09/10/08
Rod Turner	Oxon	09/10/08
John Glyn	Gwynedd	08/10/08
Tamsin Cathan Davies	Powys	08/10/08
Richard Morgan	West Mids	08/10/08
Betsan Ifan	Cardiff	03/10/08
Alex Bevan	Cardiff	03/10/08
Vivienne Jonea	Neath	02/10/08
Rebecca Evans	Cardiff	29/09/08
Tony Luke	Mountain Ash	26/09/08
Genista Tanner	Ceredigion	25/09/08
Wendy Loveridge-Rees	Cardiff	23/09/08
Wendy Stephens	Cardiff	22/09/08
David Neale Hohn	Cardiff	22/09/08
Charlotte Stranks	Rhondda Cynon Taff	22/09/08
Katy Lewis	Rhondda Cynon Taff	19/09/08
Sally Stranks	Rhondda Cynon Taff	18/09/08
Leonie Hinkley	Surrey	18/09/08
Fraser Lawrence	Cardiff	18/09/08
Elizabeth Cox	Cardiff	18/09/08
K. james	Newport	18/09/08
Paula Bentley	Ceredigion	17/09/08
Sandra Griffiths	Ceredigion	17/09/08
Judith McNamara	Pembrokeshire	16/09/08
Nick Davies	Cardiff	16/09/08
Pam Corry	Conwy	15/09/08
Roger Henthorn	Newport	15/09/08
John Craig	Swansea	12/09/08
Mike Harrison	Flintshire	12/09/08
Martin Cleverley	Wrexham	11/09/08
Delyth Pritchard	Gwynedd	11/09/09
Rose Orchard	Cardiff	11/09/08
David Crowson	Newport	11/09/08
Alison Wiltshire	Cardiff	11/09/08
Sian Thomas	Cardiff	10/09/08
Joshua Parry	Cardiff	09/09/08
Katie O'Brien	Cardiff	08/09/08
Ellen Maria Evans	Gwent	08/09/08
Kath Lancey	Cardiff	08/09/08
Rhion Glyn	Gwynedd	05/09/08
Sandra Adams	Rhondda Cynon Taff	05/09/08
Jane Brace	Pembrokeshire	05/09/08
David Williams	Carmarthenshire	05/09/08
Jaine Evans	Ceredigion	05/09/08
Liz Owen	Cardiff	05/09/08
Rosemary Reynolds	Bridgend	05/09/08
Barbara Teague	Carmarthenshire	05/09/08
Judtih Jones	Flintshire	05/09/08
Vicki Alexander	Caerphilly	04/09/08
Kate Hopkins	Cardiff	04/09/08
Jody Benn-Edwards	Flintshire	04/09/08
Dr Dyfed Wyn Huws	Caerdydd	04/09/08
Gary Smith	Fflintshire	04/09/08
Avril Rolph	Swansea	03/09/08
Zoe Brock	Cardiff	02/09/08
Dawn Gullis	Cardiff	02/09/08
Simon William Stranks	Cardiff	02/09/08
Cyril Luke	Caerphilly	01/09/08
Luke Barrett	Carms	29/08/08
Lynn Preece	Pembrokeshire	26/08/08
Dewi Ward	Sir Fflint	26/08/08
Sangjin Park	Rhondda Cynon Taff	26/08/08
Hafwen Mair Jones	Sir y Fflint	26/08/08
Sanddef Rhyferys	Caernarfon	22/08/08
Elizabeth Neal	Monmouthshire	22/08/08
Wayne Crocker	Rhondda Cynon Taf	22/08/08
Sara Pickard	Cardiff	22/08/08
Christina Crow	Cardiff	21/08/08
Sian Davies	Rhondda Cynon Taff	21/08/08
Stephen Dyer	Rhondda Cynon Taff	21/08/08
Paul Hunt	Rhondda Cynon Taff	21/08/08
Chris Gathercole	Lancashire	21/08/08

Petition to increase the number of people with a learning disability employed by the public sector in Wales

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