Dear Colleagues, I thought you might be interested in a Department for Work and Pensions current consultation document that includes a proposal to withdraw Access to Work Funding from Public sector bodies - see the link below. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2007/des-consultation/full-consul tation.pdf The relevant section is Chapter 5 from page 57 onwards and, in particular, paragraphs 23 - 25. The consultation questions are on page 64. Here at Leeds there are some individuals who are planning to respond in their own right and we are looking into the practicality of a University response. We thought you might want to consider a response from your own HEIs, in which case the deadline for responses is 10th March. Kathy Aveyard Equality and Diversity Manager The Equality Service Social Sciences Building University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT Telephone 0113 343 3964 (calls via RNID Typetalk are welcome) Textphone 0113 343 2616 Fax 0113 343 3944 website: [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]>