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Seeking chairs and members for the new disability Regional Stakeholder Network

The Office for Disability Issues is seeking people to join the new Regional Stakeholder Network in 9 regional groups across England.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

We are looking for chairs and members for 9 regional groups across England.

We are seeking people that want to make a difference, either as a chair to lead and drive the efforts of their group forward, or a member to share their views and experiences to help government make improvements.

The Regional Stakeholder Network will bring the views of disabled people, local disability organisations, disabled people led organisations, and organisations that represent disabled people closer to government. It will create face-to-face forums and provide a channel for people to share their views about policies and services that affect them.

Announced in December last year by the Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton MP, the Regional Stakeholder Network complements existing, ongoing engagement with disabled people and disability organisations across government, and offers an additional channel for organisations across England to contribute their views on government priorities and a wide range of government policies that affect disabled people.

Regional Stakeholder Network’s aims and objectives

Aims and objectives of the Regional Stakeholder Network

Further information is available in the information pack and job descriptions.

Information pack

Information pack (ODT, 602 KB)

Easy read: information pack (PDF, 4.32 MB, 23 pages)

British Sign Language: information pack

Chair job description

Chair job description (ODT, 7.65 KB)

Easy read: Chair job description (PDF, 1.59 MB, 7 pages)

Member job description

Member job description (ODT, 7.45 KB)

Easy read: Member job description (PDF, 1.54 MB, 6 pages)

Express your interest

If you are interested in this opportunity to be part of your local Regional Stakeholder Network, to represent disabled people’s views and work with others in your area and with government, download and complete the chair or member application form:

Chair application form

Chair application form (ODT, 10.7 KB)

Easy read: Chair application form you can print and fill in with a pen (PDF, 1.69 MB, 13 pages)

Easy read: chair application form you can download and fill in on screen, save - then email or print (PDF, 3.41 MB, 13 pages)

Member application form

Member application form (ODT, 7.94 KB)

Easy read: Member application form you can print and fill in with a pen (PDF, 1.69 MB, 9 pages)

Easy read: member application form you can download and fill in on screen, save - then email or print (PDF, 3.67 MB, 9 pages)

Contact us if you require the information in another format.

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2019
Last updated 5 July 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated notice at the top to highlight this page is out of date and to signpost to 2022 recruitment.

  2. Extended deadline for applications from 29 March 2019 to 17 April 2019.

  3. Added a video about the Regional Stakeholder Network's aims and objectives.

  4. First published.