Pathways to Work
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason accessible versions of the Pathways to Work Green Paper were not published at the same time as the original version; and if she will take steps to ensure that accessible versions of documents are published simultaneously in the future.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
A full suite of accessible versions were published on 7 April, including web-accessible HTML versions, Large Print, Audio, British Sign Language, Braille and Easy Read. The consultation period closes on the 30 June 2025, allowing for a full twelve weeks after all the accessible versions were released to en-sure all stakeholders have sufficient time to engage. We published the Green Paper ahead of some accessible versions to put detailed information about the matters subject to consultation in the public domain at the earliest opportunity. The production of accessible versions to a high standard requires additional time.
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