Think Work First: The transition from education to work for young disabled people Contents

Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/430/ public-services-committee/publications/ and is available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074)

Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session, and then in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.

Oral evidence in chronological order

*	Marcus Bell, Director, Equality Hub, Cabinet Office	QQ 1–16
*	Alexandra Gowlland, Deputy Director, Disability Unit, Cabinet Office	QQ 1–16
*	Alison Ismail Director, Special Educational Needs and Disability and Alternative Provision, Department for Education	QQ 1–16
*	Dr Stephen Beyer, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Mental Health, University of Cardiff.	QQ 17–28
*	Dr Stella Chatzitheochari, Reader in Sociology, University of Warwick and Principal Investigator, Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England Research Project	QQ 17–28
*	Professor Kim Hoque, Co-founder, Disability@Work, and Vice-Dean, People and Culture, King’s Business School	QQ 17–28
*	Deirdre Costigan, National Officer, Disability Equality, UNISON	QQ 29–40
*	Jane Lancastle, Assistant Secretary, Prospect	QQ 29–40
*	Bethany Bale, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Disability Rights UK	QQ 41–51
*	Amy Little, Head of Advocacy, Leonard Cheshire	QQ 41–51
*	Lynne Turnbull, Chief Executive Officer, Disability Positive	QQ 41–51
*	Catherine Casserley, Cloisters Chambers	QQ 52–58
**	Audrey Ludwig, Director, Suffolk Law Centre	QQ 52–58
*	Stephen Robson, Senior Solicitor, Employment and Discrimination, Disability Law Service	QQ 52–58
*	Dr Nicola Crossley, SEND Representative, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	QQ 59–68
*	Peter Monaghan, Head of SEND and High Needs Curriculum, Education Partnership North East	QQ 59–68
	Dr Anne Murdoch OBE, Senior Adviser for College Leadership, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	QQ 59–68
*	Elizabeth Franey, Deputy Director, SEND and AP System Outcomes and Experiences Division, Department for Education (DfE)	QQ 69–94
*	Jennifer Heigham, Deputy Director, Strategy & Briefing, Joint DWP and DHSC Work & Health Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)	QQ 69–94
*	Hannah Sheehan, Director, Skills Journey Directorate, Department for Education (DfE)	QQ 69–94
*	Sam Everard, CEO and Founder at Support and Mentoring Enabling Entrepreneurship (SAMEE)	QQ 95–107
*	Katharine Horler, Executive Director, Careers England	QQ 95–107
*	Wayne Ingram, Deputy CEO and Co-Founder, SAMEE	QQ 95–107
*	David Morgan, Chief Executive at Career Development Institute	QQ 95–107
*	Laura Davis, Chief Executive at BASE and Inclusive Trading CIC	QQ 108–120
*	Henry Foulkes, Policy and Public Affairs Lead at Employment Related Services Association	QQ 108–120
*	Ellen Atkinson, Regional Adviser—South and South-East, National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI)	QQ 121–131
*	David Holloway, Senior Policy Manager, SEND, Association of Colleges	QQ 121–131
*	Gary Hyndman, Principal, Sense College Loughborough, Sense Colleges	QQ 121–131
*	Suzanne Davis, SEND Strategy Lead for Preparing for Adulthood, Essex County Council (LGA)	QQ 132–153
*	Jane Taylor, Head of Employment, Skills and Learning, Bristol City Council	QQ 132–153
*	Martin Tett, Chair, People and Places Board, Local Government Association (LGA)	QQ 132–153
*	Heather Hall, Chief Executive Officer, The Usual Place	QQ 154–170
*	Alex Harrison, Disability Equality Officer, Disability Wales	QQ 154–170
*	Scott Richardson-Read, ARC Scotland and Scottish Transitions Forum	QQ 154–170
*	David Hale, Head of Policy Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)	QQ 171–179
*	Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research, Business Disability Forum	QQ 171–179
*	Hector Minto, Director of Accessibility Evangelism, Microsoft	QQ 171–179
*	Mims Davies MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)	QQ 180–187
	Tammy Fevrier, Deputy Director, Youth and Skills, Department for Work and Pensions	QQ 180–187
	Lorraine Jackson CBE, Director, DWP and DHSC Joint Work and Health Directorate	QQ 180–187

Alphabetical list of all witnesses

	Activity Alliance	YDP0015
	Ambitious about Autism	YDP0026
	ARC Scotland Scottish Transitions Forum	YDP0023
*	Asda Plc	YDP0078
	Adrian Ashton	YDP0066
	Association of Colleges	YDP0041
	Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	YDP0071 YDP0072
	Ellen Atkinson, Regional Adviser—South and South-East, National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI) (QQ 121–131)
	Autistica	YDP0020
	Professor Nick Bacon, Professor of Human Resource Management, Bayes Business School, City University of London	YDP0056
	Amanda Bailey, Knowledge Exchange Research Associate, Newcastle University	YDP0029
*	Bethany Bale, Policy and Campaigns, Disability Rights UK (QQ 41–51)
	Ms Debra Baxter, Leader and Founder, Leader & founder at Wigan Borough Wide, Peer Support Group Employer	YDP0064
**	Marcus Bell, Director, Equality Hub, Cabinet Office (QQ 1–16)	YDP0001
*	Dr Stephen Beyer, Senior Research Fellow, University of Cardiff (QQ 17–28)
	Gayle Brewer, Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool	YDP0008
	British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) and Inclusive Training CIC)	YDP0063
	Dr Angharad Butler-Rees, Research Fellow, University of Warwick	YDP0045
	Career Connect	YDP0034
	Career Development Institute (CDI)	YDP0021
	Careers and Employability, University of the Arts London (UAL)	YDP0017
	Careers England	YDP0024
	Dr Marie Caslin, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University	YDP0030
*	Catherine Casserley, Cloisters Chambers (QQ 52–58)
	The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO)	YDP0040
	Dr Maria Charalampous , Lecturer, Organisational & Occupational Psychology, University of Limasso)	YDP0057
**	Dr Stella Chatzitheochari, Reader in Sociology, University of Warwick, and Principal Investigator, Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England (QQ 17–28)	YDP0045
	Dr Edmund Coleman-Fountain, Lecturer in Socialology, University of York	YDP0029
*	Deirdre Costigan, National Officer, Disability Equality, UNISON—the public service union (QQ 29–40)
**	Dr Nicola Crossley, SEND Representative, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) (QQ 59–68)	YDP0071
	Dr Jane Cullingworth, Research Associate, University of Glasgow	YDP0029
	Ellie Curran, Student, Liverpool Hope University	YDP0030
*	Mims Davies MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) at Department for Work and Pensions (QQ 180–187)
*	Laura Davis, Chief Executive, British Association for Specialist Employment Support (BASE) and Inclusive Trading CIC (QQ 108–120)
	Suzanne Davis, SEND Strategy Lead for Preparing for Adulthood, Essex County Council (QQ 132–153
	DFN Project SEARCH	YDP0043
	Disability Positive	YDP0022
	Disability Rights UK	YDP0065
	Disabled Student Commitment Advisory Group	YDP0038
	The Downs’ Syndrome Association (UK)	YDP0051
	Dynamic Training	YDP0049
	Dr Martin Eden, Research Fellow, University of Manchester	YDP0035
	Department for Education (DfE)	YDP0062 YDP0077 YDP0080
	Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)	YDP0054 YDP0058
	Dr C. J. P. Lee, Director, Evolution Film, de Montfort University, Leicester	YDP0019
*	Sam Everard, CEO and Founder, Support and Mentoring Enabling Entrepreneurship (SAMEE) (QQ 95–107)
	Dr Albert Farre, Lecturer, University of Dundee	YDP0035
	Tammy Fevrier, Deputy Director, Youth and Skills, Department for Work and Pensions (QQ 180–187)
*	Henry Foulkes, Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Employment Related Services Association (QQ 108–120)
*	Elizabeth Franey, Deputy Director, SEND and AP System Outcomes and Experiences Division, Department for Education (QQ 69–94)
	C Gooding	YDP0005
*	Alexandra Gowlland, Deputy Director, Disability Unit, Cabinet Office (QQ 1–16)
	Dr Christine Grant, Associate Professor, Research Centre for Healthcare & Communities, Coventry	YDP0057
	Guide Dogs for the Blind Association	YDP0053 YDP0070
*	David Hale, Head of Policy Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) (QQ 171–179)
*	Heather Hall, Chief Executive Officer, The Usual Place (QQ154–170)	YDP0079
	Dr Hamied Haroon, Research Associate, University of Manchester	YDP0035
*	Alex Harrison, Disability Wales (QQ 154–170)
*	Jennifer Heigham, Deputy Director, Strategy & Briefing, Joint DWP and DHSC Work & Health Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (QQ 69–94)
	Hft	YDP0013
*	David Holloway, Senior Policy Manager, SEND, Association of Colleges (QQ 121–131)
*	Professor Kim Hoque, Co-founder, Disability@Work, and Vice-Dean, People and Culture, Kings Business School (QQ 17–28)	YDP0056
*	Katharine Horler, Executive Director, Careers England (QQ 95–107)
	Humber Learning Consortium	YDP0025
*	Gary Hyndman, Principal, Sense College Loughborough, Sense Colleges (QQ 121–131)
*	Wayne Ingram, Deputy CEO and Co-Founder, Support and Mentoring Enabling Entrepreneurship (SAMEE) (QQ 95–107)
	Alison Ismail, Director, Special Educational Needs and Disability and Alternative Provision, Department for Education (QQ 1–16)	YDP0002
*	Lorraine Jackson CBE, Director, DWP and DHSC Joint Work and Health Directorate (QQ 178–185)
*	Jane Lancastle, Assistant Secretary, Prospect (trade union) (QQ 29–40)
	Dr Deborah Leveroy, Head of Consultancy & Research, neurobox	YDP0057
*	Amy Little, Head of Advocacy, Leonard Cheshire (QQ 41–51)
	Leonard Cheshire	YDP0033
	Local Government Association (LGA)	YDP0074
*	Audrey Ludwig, Director at Suffolk Law Centre (QQ 52–58)	YDP0069
	Dr Gemma McKenna, Assistant Professor, University of Birmingham	YDP0009
	Professor Janice McLaughlin, Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University	YDP0029
	Seamus Mannion, Founder, SENDCode CIC	YDP0011
*	Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research, Business Disability Forum (QQ 171–179)
	Kate Mattick, Network co-ordinator, Disabled Leaders Network	YDP0042
*	Hector Minto, Director of Accessibility Evangelism, Microsoft (QQ 171–179)
*	Peter Monaghan, Head of SEND and High Needs Curriculum, Education Partnership North East (QQ 59–68)
*	David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute (QQ 95–107)
	Dr Rachel Moseley, Principal academic in Psychology, Bournemouth University	YDP0006
**	Dr Anne Murdoch OBE, Senior Advisor for College Leadership , Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) (QQ 59–68)
	NAHT	YDP0036
	The National Autistic Society	YDP0032
	Newfriars College	YDP0073
	Dr Charlotte Pearson, Senior Lecturer in Social and Public Policy , University of Glasgow	YDP0029
	Mrs Jo Phillips	YDP0007
	Chloe Plummer	YDP0016
	The Salvation Army	YDP0031
*	Scott Richardson-Read, ARC Scotland and Scottish Transitions Forum (QQ 154–170)
*	Stephen Robson, Senior Solicitor, Employment and Discrimination, Disability Law Service (QQ 52–58)
	RNIB, the Royal National Institute of Blind People	YDP0028
	Dr Emma Russell, Reader, University of Sussex	YDP0057
	Dt Katie Salmon, Research Associate, Newcastle University	YDP0029
	Scope	YDP0061
	Ben Scott	YDP0014
	Sense	YDP0037
	Shaw Trust	YDP0027
*	Hannah Sheehan, Director, Skills Journey Directorate, Department for Education (DfE) (QQ 69–94)
	Professor Tracy Shildrick, Professor of Inequalities, Newcastle University	YDP0029
	Snowden Trust	YDP0039
	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)	YDP0052
*	Jane Taylor, Head of Employment, Skills and Learning, Bristol City Council (QQ 132–153)
*	Martin Tett, Chair, People and Places Board, Local Government Association (LGA) (QQ 132–153)
	ThinkForward	YDP0076
	Thomas Pocklington Trust	YDP0059
	Trade Unions Congress (TUC)	YDP0048
	Dr Carlo Tramontano , Assistant Professor, GLEA at Coventry University)	YDP0057
*	Lynne Turnbull, Chief Executive Officer, Disability Positive, (QQ 41–51)
	UCAS	YDP0046
	Amelia Underwood-King, Member, Disabled Leaders Network	YDP0042
	Unison—the Public Service Union	YDP0068
	United Response	YDP0047
	Professor Suzanne Verstappen, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Manchester	YDP0035
	Professor Nick Watson, Chair of Disability Studies, University of Glasgow	YDP0029
	Dr William Whittaker. Senior Lecturer at The University of Manchester	YDP0035
	Whizz Kidz	YDP0018
	Carlos Wong	YDP0010 YDP0012
	Department for Work and Pensions	YDP0055 YDP0075
	Youth Employment Group Disability Subgroup	YDP0050
	Youth Futures Foundation	YDP0044

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