National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy for young disabled people: equality impact assessment

Mitigation Measures

To address these gaps, the Strategy’s implementation will include:

• Updates to the External Strategic Working Group to monitor progress and to help ensure that the strategy remains responsive to the needs and ambitions of young disabled people, their parents and carers and those who support them;
• A commitment to publish a first progress report by end of 2026. This will provide transparency, help drive shared accountability and learning and allow for consideration of whether further or new actions are required;
• Undertake an audit of available data collected and published on disabled children and young people, which contributes to our understanding of transitions. Following this, we will consider how best to present this, and will work with stakeholders to identify gaps in the data, in order to consider priorities for filling these to support better planning for transitions; and
• A commitment to co-production, ensuring lived experience continues to inform policy development and revisions.

These measures aim to improve the evidence base, reduce disparities, and ensure the Strategy remains responsive to the needs of all young disabled people, particularly those facing multiple and intersecting disadvantages.