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1. Please state how many people your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year:
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
2. How many disabled employees did your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year:
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
3. Using the table below, can you please state the number of disabled employees in operational roles, control and non-operational/corporate service roles currently, 1 year ago and 5 years ago.
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ? | At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ? | At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ? | |
Number of disabled employees in operational roles | |||
Number of disabled employees in control | |||
Number of disabled employees in non-operational/corporate service roles | |||
Total Number of Disabled Employees |
4. Which disability related data does your Service/Brigade collect from your employees?
Disability / Long Term Health Condition (with descriptors and indicators) | Yes, we collect | No, we don’t collect |
Physical Disabilities (Impairments affecting mobility, dexterity, or physical function. This includes conditions like arthritis, orthopaedic limitations, and chronic pain). | ||
Sensory Disabilities (Conditions that affect the senses. Examples include visual impairments (blindness, low vision) and hearing impairments (deafness, hard of hearing). | ||
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Conditions that affect intellectual functioning, learning and development. This includes intellectual disability, Down syndrome, and developmental disorders). | ||
Learning Disabilities (Disorders that affect specific cognitive skills, such as reading, writing and maths. Examples include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia). | ||
Mental Health Conditions (Mental illnesses that affect a person’s thinking, mood or behaviour. Examples include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia). | ||
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Conditions that affect brain development, such as autism spectrum disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)). | ||
Chronic Illnesses and Medical Conditions (Long-tern health conditions that can impact daily life. Examples include diabetes, heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and chronic fatigue syndrome). |
5. Does your Service/Brigade collect any other categories or terminology used for disability and/or long-term health condition?
6. What is the disclosure rate (%) of your workforce concerning disability and/or health condition (including ‘no disability’)
Please note, ‘No disability’ is still disclosure, unlike ‘prefer not to say’ or when an employee leaves the question blank which is non-disclosure.
7. Please describe your Service/Brigade experiences of collecting employee personal data relating to disability and/or long terms health conditions.
8. How successful is your Service/Brigade in attracting and recruiting disabled people across all roles?
Please describe your experiences in the past 5 years.
9. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the total numbers of applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25?
If so, please provide the relevant data below:
Number of successful applicants for operational roles | Number of unsuccessful applicants for operational roles | Number of successful applicants for control roles | Number of unsuccessful applicants for control roles | Number of successful applicants for non-operational / corporate service roles | Number of unsuccessful applicants for non-operational / corporate service roles |
10. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the numbers of disables applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25?
If so, please provide the relevant data below:
Number of successful disabled applicants for operational roles | Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for operational roles | Number of successful disabled applicants for control roles | Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for control roles | Number of successful disabled applicants for non-operational / corporate service roles | Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for non-operational / corporate service roles |
11. Has your Service/Brigade used positive action in the past year?
12. Does your Service/Brigade target disabled people as part of your positive action?
13. If your Service/Brigade target disabled people through positive action, please provide any information that explains the interventions used and the impact (positive and negative) of these interventions.
14. Please describe the triggers (or drivers) that prompt your service to organise targeted recruitment and positive action to attract more disabled applicants.
15. Please can you describe any positive action activities you have organised and its impact on disabled people (Positive or Negative).
Please list any examples, scenarios and experiences.
16. Does your Service/Brigade participate in the government’s ‘Disability Confident’ scheme?
17. Does your Service/Brigade participate in any other disability related accreditations or benchmarking that helps promote inclusive recruitment and retention practices for disabled people?
If yes, please describe which accreditations or memberships you have participated in, and what have been the main outcomes (i.e. the impact).
18. Does your Service/Brigade using buddying schemes or mentoring to support disabled people during the application and recruitment process?
If yes, please describe which accreditations or memberships you have participated in, and what have been the main outcomes (i.e. the impact).
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Last updated: Monday, 16 March 2026