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Liz Sayce

Liz was the Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK until 31 May 2017, leading work to achieve equal participation for all, through programmes on independent living, career opportunities and shifts in cultural attitudes and behaviour. With a background in mental health and disability policy, previous roles include:
•Director of Policy and Communications at the Disability Rights Commission
•Policy Director of Mind

Liz led an independent review into disability employment programmes for government in 2011 and has published widely on mental health, disability and social participation. Liz is also:
•a non-executive board member of the Care Quality Commission
•a member of the committee of Healthwatch England
•a member of the Disability Advisory Committee of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Disability, health and social security: the importance of effective scrutiny

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As I move on from being part of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) I’m doing a little reflecting. SSAC may not be the highest profile body – its activities are technical and detailed by nature - but its work …

Reflections on my time with the Social Security Advisory Committee

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I have been a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) since 2016 and, as my term comes to an end, I want to reflect on what a fascinating role it has been. When I was first appointed, I …

Involving disabled people in social security developments that affect them

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In our report, published today, we set out to understand how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) involves disabled people in developing, delivering and evaluating programmes that affect them. There is growing recognition across public policy – from health …

Applauding our vital public services: delivering essential support during the Coronavirus pandemic

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DWP, HMRC, Legislation, Public Sector, social security
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When we all welcomed the arrival of the new year just three short months ago, I suspect very few – if any - of us could have imagined the relentless march of COVID-19 across the globe nor the impact it …

Social security support through complex life changes

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Almost everyone in this country receives support from social security in the course of our lives, as a plethora of different circumstances change.[1] This may be a short-term change - perhaps a period of unemployment or ill-health - or longer …

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